![Flower peddler and girl with traditional painted face](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559683.iHfTs3fo.Mandalay0749.jpg) Flower peddler and girl with traditional painted face |
![Flower seller with her cute daughter, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559686.XefjosWs.Mandalay0750.jpg) Flower seller with her cute daughter, Mandalay |
![Dennis with flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559688.qHXGQcI9.Mandalay0752.jpg) Dennis with flowers |
![Southern gate to Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559763.T8o1d5nE.Mandalay0800.jpg) Southern gate to Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Kuthodaw Paya - home of the World's Biggest Book - Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559690.JasEAPfj.Mandalay0753.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya - home of the "World's Biggest Book" - Mandalay |
![Kuthodaw Paya entrance, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559692.YyBYHmEF.Mandalay0754.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya entrance, Mandalay |
![The World's Biggest Book are 729 carved marble slabs housed in these stupas at Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559694.p7WWpadf.Mandalay0756.jpg) "The World's Biggest Book" are 729 carved marble slabs housed in these stupas at Kuthodaw Paya |
![Stupas housing the 729 marble slabs recording the Tripitaka - 15 volumes of Bhuddist scripture](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559696.GbiW2sgq.Mandalay0758.jpg) Stupas housing the 729 marble slabs recording the Tripitaka - 15 volumes of Bhuddist scripture |
![Kuthodaw Paya was built in 1857 by King Mindon](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559698.7TO8kprK.Mandalay0759.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya was built in 1857 by King Mindon |
![Some of the 729 stupas housing the marble slabs of the Tripitaka, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559756.0dDPVynx.Mandalay0797.jpg) Some of the 729 stupas housing the marble slabs of the Tripitaka, Mandalay |
![ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559707.jwrUJcHg.Mandalay0766.jpg) ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား |
![One of the 729 marble slabs of the Tripitaka](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559700.vD3TwMcA.Mandalay0760.jpg) One of the 729 marble slabs of the Tripitaka |
![Marble slab with Buddhist scripture](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559710.h2wXZlwg.Mandalay0769.jpg) Marble slab with Buddhist scripture |
![The text appears to be written in the Burmese language](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559711.0yd2njRh.Mandalay0770.jpg) The text appears to be written in the Burmese language |
![Detail of the text written on one of the slabs of the Tripitaka, Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559713.5uonjQto.Mandalay0771.jpg) Detail of the text written on one of the slabs of the Tripitaka, Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Mirrored entrance corridor leading to the center of Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559704.z8NPn1m6.Mandalay0762.jpg) Mirrored entrance corridor leading to the center of Kuthodaw Paya |
![Detail of the mosaic mirror-work along the corridor](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559705.1wgBVTgK.Mandalay0763.jpg) Detail of the mosaic mirror-work along the corridor |
![Covered walkway leading to the main temple at Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559706.159RYp9a.Mandalay0764.jpg) Covered walkway leading to the main temple at Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Painting from the late Konbaung period along the corridor, Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559702.ycvXx481.Mandalay0761.jpg) Painting from the late Konbaung period along the corridor, Kuthodaw Paya |
![Principle stupa - Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559708.b6IpYKWQ.Mandalay0768.jpg) Principle stupa - Kuthodaw Paya |
![Kuthodaw means Royal Merit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559715.15SzTNUr.Mandalay0772.jpg) Kuthodaw means "Royal Merit" |
![Kuthodaw Paya's 57m golden stupa, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559718.zd9Ii162.Mandalay0773.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya's 57m golden stupa, Mandalay |
![The Tripitaka is the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559721.epPApQjp.Mandalay0775.jpg) The Tripitaka is the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism |
![ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559724.aYzwKm1d.Mandalay0776.jpg) ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား |
![Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559727.u2iEwPAU.Mandalay0777.jpg) Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay |
![Principle Buddha image at Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559730.dLcfBIBw.Mandalay0779.jpg) Principle Buddha image at Kuthodaw Paya |
![Dennis handing over his flowers to Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559732.vNcTmRjc.Mandalay0780.jpg) Dennis handing over his flowers to Buddha |
![Model of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559734.JzlZ5czj.Mandalay0781.jpg) Model of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Buddha of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559736.qvWwdncN.Mandalay0782.jpg) Buddha of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![The main stupa (zedi) of Kuthodaw Paya, modeled after the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559739.ONCBtqGS.Mandalay0783.jpg) The main stupa (zedi) of Kuthodaw Paya, modeled after the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan |
![The zedi of Kuthodaw Paya was built 1860-1862](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559741.CVUJNuDy.Mandalay0784.jpg) The zedi of Kuthodaw Paya was built 1860-1862 |
![Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559743.zlVOGmrW.Mandalay0785.jpg) Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559745.8UWNN6C1.Mandalay0786.jpg) Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Kuthodaw Paya suffered greatly from looting during the British military occupation 1885-1890](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559747.QSLrqTgT.Mandalay0788.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya suffered greatly from looting during the British military occupation 1885-1890 |
![Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559748.2toAvI6j.Mandalay0789.jpg) Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559751.lrtEz2OQ.Mandalay0791.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559753.r20vpXZG.Mandalay0794.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559754.3uFRajhU.Mandalay0796.jpg) Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay |
![Just outside the gate of Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559759.Fk3Z4H0F.Mandalay0798.jpg) Just outside the gate of Kuthodaw Paya |
![Mindon Min, King of Burma 1853-1878, founder of Mandalay, builder of Kuthodaw Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559761.jWcQ8gFK.Mandalay0799.jpg) Mindon Min, King of Burma 1853-1878, founder of Mandalay, builder of Kuthodaw Paya |
![Gate between Kuthodaw Paya and Sandamani Paya a short distance to the west](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559765.fwPbCYHr.Mandalay0801.jpg) Gate between Kuthodaw Paya and Sandamani Paya a short distance to the west |
![The 1774 stupas of Sandamani Paya house marble slabs inscribed with the Teachings of the Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559767.x67L4pfc.Mandalay0802.jpg) The 1774 stupas of Sandamani Paya house marble slabs inscribed with the Teachings of the Buddha |
![The Teachings of the Buddha consist of Sutta, Vinaya, Abhidhamma commentaries](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559770.4mfTruAN.Mandalay0805.jpg) The Teachings of the Buddha consist of Sutta, Vinaya, Abhidhamma commentaries |
![Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559768.pfTs6S9y.Mandalay0803.jpg) Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Sandamani Paya was built as a memorial to Prince Kanaung, brother of King Mindon, who was assassinated in 1866](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559769.IL8NwE9a.Mandalay0804.jpg) Sandamani Paya was built as a memorial to Prince Kanaung, brother of King Mindon, who was assassinated in 1866 |
![The 1774 marble slabs at Sandamani Paya were erected by Ukhan Ti the Hermit in 1913](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559771.O4KMBv1a.Mandalay0806.jpg) The 1774 marble slabs at Sandamani Paya were erected by Ukhan Ti the Hermit in 1913 |
![Marble slabs of Teachings of the Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559772.fQeIa4f4.Mandalay0807.jpg) Marble slabs of Teachings of the Buddha |
![Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559773.VWslujjw.Mandalay0809.jpg) Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559775.50UiCt88.Mandalay0810.jpg) Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559776.TywHYyEX.Mandalay0811.jpg) Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559777.iTHAcBag.Mandalay0812.jpg) Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Covered walkway leading to the central stupa, Sandamani Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559778.1gdoZfpK.Mandalay0813.jpg) Covered walkway leading to the central stupa, Sandamani Paya |
![Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559779.thz5E4th.Mandalay0814.jpg) Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Mandalay Hill rising behind Sandamani Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559780.s8cPfGLU.Mandalay0815.jpg) Mandalay Hill rising behind Sandamani Paya |
![Dennis at Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559781.Hl8v1wWX.Mandalay0816.jpg) Dennis at Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Zedi, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559782.xtEKRtrv.Mandalay0818.jpg) Zedi, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Main stupa of Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559783.DBvU2ZPN.Mandalay0819.jpg) Main stupa of Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Main stupa of Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559784.vMOop6Mp.Mandalay0821.jpg) Main stupa of Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Mandalay 0822.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559785.SCPNK3MP.Mandalay0822.jpg) Mandalay 0822.jpg |
![Zedi, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559786.NWdoh05R.Mandalay0824.jpg) Zedi, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Temple roof, Sandamani Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559787.tqBHOHLF.Mandalay0825.jpg) Temple roof, Sandamani Paya |
![Principle Buddha image at Sandamani Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559788.kJKADbmE.Mandalay0826.jpg) Principle Buddha image at Sandamani Paya |
![Stupas housing marble slabs of Buddhist commentary, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559789.NVk4VhH5.Mandalay0828.jpg) Stupas housing marble slabs of Buddhist commentary, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay |
![Sandamani Paya](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124559790.MQrPJSPZ.Mandalay0831.jpg) Sandamani Paya |