Kuthodaw Paya and Sandamani Paya, Mandalay's "Big Books"

Flower peddler and girl with traditional painted face	Flower seller with her cute daughter, Mandalay	Dennis with flowers	Southern gate to Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay
Kuthodaw Paya - home of the "World's Biggest Book" - Mandalay	Kuthodaw Paya entrance, Mandalay	"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
Kuthodaw Paya was built in 1857 by King Mindon	Some of the 729 stupas housing the marble slabs of the Tripitaka, Mandalay	ကုသိုလ်တော်‌ဘုရား	One of the 729 marble slabs of the Tripitaka
Marble slab with Buddhist scripture	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	Mirrored entrance corridor leading to the center of Kuthodaw Paya
Detail of the mosaic mirror-work along the corridor	Covered walkway leading to the main temple at Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay	Painting from the late Konbaung period along the corridor, Kuthodaw Paya	Principle stupa - Kuthodaw Paya
Kuthodaw means "Royal Merit"	Kuthodaw Paya's 57m golden stupa, Mandalay	The Tripitaka is the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism	ကုသိုလ်တော်‌ဘုရား
Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay	Principle Buddha image at Kuthodaw Paya	Dennis handing over his flowers to Buddha	Model of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay
Buddha of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay	The main stupa (zedi) of Kuthodaw Paya, modeled after the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan	The zedi of Kuthodaw Paya was built 1860-1862	Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay
Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay	Kuthodaw Paya suffered greatly from looting during the British military occupation 1885-1890	Golden stupa of Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay	Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay
Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay	Kuthodaw Paya, Mandalay	Just outside the gate of Kuthodaw Paya	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	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	Sandamani Paya, Mandalay
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	Marble slabs of Teachings of the Buddha	Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay
Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Forest of white stupas, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Covered walkway leading to the central stupa, Sandamani Paya
Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Mandalay Hill rising behind Sandamani Paya	Dennis at Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Zedi, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay
Main stupa of Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Main stupa of Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Mandalay 0822.jpg	Zedi, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay
Temple roof, Sandamani Paya	Principle Buddha image at Sandamani Paya	Stupas housing marble slabs of Buddhist commentary, Sandamani Paya, Mandalay	Sandamani Paya