Mingun

Nun on alms round, Mingun Paya, Myanmar Courtesy: http://www.whileseated.org

Mingun (Burmese: မင္‌းက္ဝန္‌မ္ရုိ့; MLCTS: mang: kwan mrui.) is a town in Sagaing Division, Myanmar (formerly Burma), located 11 km up the Ayeyarwady River from Mandalay. The main attraction is the ruined Mingun Paya, a Buddhist temple with the remains of a massive stupa begun by King Bodawpaya in 1790. Had the stupa had been completed, it would have been the largest in the world at 150 meters. Despite its ruined state, the remains are impressive.

King Bodawpaya has a gigantic bell cast to go with his huge stupa. The Mingun Bell weighs 90 tons, and is today the largest uncracked bell in the world.

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