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Mahamuni Buddha
The Mahamuni Buddha is a seated bronze image of the Buddha, the most revered statue in Myanmar. Arakanese tradition says it was cast in the Buddha's lifetime for King Chandrasuriya of Dhanyawadi, and it was the palladium of Arakanese kingdoms for centuries. In 1785 the Konbaung king Bodawpaya conquered Arakan and carried it to his capital; it now stands in the Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay.
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