Kuthodaw Pagoda

Definitely this is a must-visit place in Mandalay. This is the largest book in the world ❤🙏

Amazing historical landmark 👍

Its name translated literally means Royal Merit. It contains 729 tone-inscription caves, each containing a marble slab inscribed on both sides with a page of text from the entire book in Buddhist text.

You will find a magnificent tree with the compounds. Truly amazing!

Just remember that it's a space of prayer so you are required to dress modestly and remove your shoes.

Ladies, no shorts or mini skirts! ⚠

Good for making merit and photo. More than 700 marble slabs in little white stupas surrounding attracts lots of tourist.

Beautiful pagoda with an interesting history. The Buddhist scriptures in each of its many stupas were once etched with gold and gemstones, but the British looted this all when they came through. It is still a beautiful place. Some rows of stupas are better maintained than others. The marble floor tiles help keep one's feet cool while the sun blazes, as do some leafy trees.

Women who enter can borrow a longyi for free at the entrance. There is no entrance fee for tourists.

Very neat set of small white buildings, each with a stone "page" of the largest book in the world inside. You have to walk from building to building to read it. The buildings themselves are very cool to look at even if you can't read Myanmar because there are so many of them.

Kuthotaw Pagoda is an amazing place. King Mindon had built the pagoda as part of the traditional foundations of the new royal city, Mandalay in 1857. He convened and lead the Fifth Buddhist Synod in 1871. The king wanted to leave a great work of merit by having the Tipitaka set in stone for posterity. The construction began in 1860 and the inscriptions were opened to the public on 4th May 1868. They were arranged in neat rows within three enclosures, 42 in the first, 168 in the middle and 519 in the third. One more stands at the southeast corner of the first enclosure making it 730, and this stone records how it all came into being. Thirty four brick rest houses (Zayats) stood all around except on the east side of the pagoda.

This is one of the most beautiful pagoda in Mandalay or even Myanmar. The place holds the record for being the largest book in the world.

Although it is a part of Mandalay archeological zone, but no one asked for the ticket. We entered from the west side. You can spend as much time as you wish, but typically one hour should be good enough. The place is near to other major attractions of the city.

Some of the pagodas were recently painted and some are being painted.

An UNESCO world heritage site which has been branded as the world’s largest book for its numerous ranges of pagodas each containing a page of the Tripitaka, the sacred Buddhist “bible”. It’s a very calm and peaceful place where one can linger under the star flower trees.

Toilets are available outside the complex, a short 2 minute on the right hand side of the main gate. There are also plenty of food stalls at the exit.
There is enough place to park a car outside.

One of my favorite Pagodas around Mandalay. I’m drawn by the history behind the Tripiṭaka tablets which are also known to be the one of the world’s largest books containing729 kyauksa gu or stone-inscription caves. This place is picturesque, so make sure you to snap a few photos after appreciating the Burmese culture and learning about their history.

Entrance is free. Really beautiful and quiet temple. Alot of picturesque and instagrammable spots. Souveniers are usually from 5000Kyats to 10000Kyats. Flowers to place at the Buddha statues costs below 2000Kyats. Entrance has lots of mosquitos so do take note of that.

It is one of the must visit places in Mandalay and it is also one of the most famous pagodas in Myanmar. There are many pagodas and century-old trees. It is a great place to take a photo. The pagodas are all white so it can make your mind please. It is a very good place to visit in Mandalay.

I really love this place. This Pagoda is not only famous among Myanmar people but also famous among tourists for a nice instagrammable place. It is well known as the largest book and a popular tourist attraction site. It is a historical site was well and built in 19th century. Now more than 150 years old. You can see on Instagram many people took pictures with lotus between white stupas. Then, just go and take a great picture there.

The one with again too many pagodas, but they have space to walk around and get some great clicks! There’s a page to ten book inside each pagoda, making this yeh largest book in the world! Ticket to this included in the wooden Monastry entrance pass. Request everyone to please allow the tourists around with some clear spaces for photographs. There’s ample parking space around at some nominal charges.

This is the best place. The world largest book, the three scriptures of Buddha were inscribed on 729 marble slab. This one is Kuthodaw Pagoda at the foot of Mandalay Hill.

A quiet peaceful and beautifully harmonious place for visitors, a famous historical place as well as a well known place for photographers. Ladies usually take photos with lotus flowers between the white temples and there are local young girls who sell flowers and give a service of applying thanakar with a leaf shape on ur cheeks. There are also over hundred years old star flower trees.

Architecturally impressive and beautiful. Scores of small white pagodas arranged geometrically are dazzling in the sunlight. It's a short walk from Mandalay Hill so should be included in the itinerary.

Best place to take photoshoots for marriage or even spending time here with your loved ones. The pagodas here is all pure white and it is symmetrically spread along in a linear fashion. Very photogenic scenery!!

Beautiful group of pagodas in white color. You must to take off your shoe and sock outside then on a hot day floor was hot too. Please walk on a mat .

It is a nice place. Stunning

Browse the pages inscribed in stones here at Kuthodaw Pagoda, the biggest book in the world. Pray at the pagoda... Buy yourself a Thanakha, jade and many more souvenirs... Enjoying every step of the journey. Caveat, you'll walk barefoot, just like in any other pagodas and it is really hot depending on the time of the day of your visit.