Phaung Daw U Pagoda

Phaung Daw U Pagoda
ဖောင်တော်ဦးဘုရား
The Phaung Daw U Pagoda
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMyanmar
Location within Burma
Geographic coordinates20°28′28″N 96°53′25″E / 20.47444°N 96.89028°E / 20.47444; 96.89028
Architecture
Completed(Unknown)

Phaung Daw U Pagoda (Burmese: ဖောင်တော်ဦးဘုရား, IPA: [pʰàʊɰ̃ dɔ̀ ʔú pʰəjá]; lit.'principal royal barge pagoda'), also spelt Phaung Daw Oo or Hpaung Daw Oo, is a notable Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar (formerly Burma), located in the village of Ywama on Inle Lake in Shan State. The pagoda is the site of a major annual pagoda festival during which the temple's principal Buddha images are circulated on a royal barge across Inle Lake.