Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
also known as Golden Rock) is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Myanmar.
It is a small pagoda (7.3 metres (24 ft)) built on the top of a granite
boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by devotees. According to
legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched on a strand of
the Buddha's
hair. The rock seems to defy gravity, as it perpetually appears to be
on the verge of rolling down the hill. The rock and the pagoda are at
the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo. It is the third most important Buddhist
pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. A glimpse of the "gravity defying" Golden Rock is believed to be enough of an inspiration for any person to turn to Buddhism
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