Mudon

Mudon
မုဒုံမြို့
Town
Limestone landscape in the western foothills of the Dawna Range near Mudon, Mon State.
Mudon
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 16°15′28″N 97°42′59″E / 16.25778°N 97.71639°E / 16.25778; 97.71639Coordinates: 16°15′28″N 97°42′59″E / 16.25778°N 97.71639°E / 16.25778; 97.71639
Country  Myanmar
Division  Mon State
Population (2005)
 • Religions Buddhism
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)
Area code(s) 57

Mudon (Burmese: မုဒုံမြို့; Mon: မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ်) is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar, 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Mawlamyine. Mudon lies along the highway that links Mawlamyine to Thanbyuzayat, Kyaik-kami (Amherst) and Setse Beach.

Etymology

"Mudon" derives from the Mon language term "Mudeung" (Mon: မိုဟ်ပ္ဍုၚ်; /mùh dɜŋ/), which means "salty peak."[1]


Attractions

The Win Sein reclining Buddha, the world's largest reclining Buddha, is a major attraction in Mudon. The Win Sein reclining Buddha is approached by a roadway with 500 life-size statues of Arahant disciples of Buddha. The reclining Buddha is 180 metres (590 ft) in length, and 30 meters in height. Inside there are numerous rooms with dioramas of the teachings of Buddhism, similar to Haw Par Villa of Singapore.[2]

Other attraction sites are Kangyi Pagoda, Kangyi Lake, and the Kyauktalon Taung and Yadana Taung limestone formations.

Tradition

Local women are famous for weaving red-checked pattern Mon traditional longyis at traditional wooden loom.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Shorto, H.L. (1962). Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon. Oxford University Press.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Win Sein Taw Ya - Reclining Buddha". www.mawlamyine.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  3. ↑ Kollner, Helmut Köllner (1998). Myanmar (Burma). Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 109.


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