Phaung Daw U Pagoda
| Phaung Daw U Pagoda | |
|---|---|
ဖောင်တော်ဦးဘုရား | |
The Phaung Daw U Pagoda | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Geographic coordinates | 20°28′28″N 96°53′25″E / 20.47444°N 96.89028°E |
| 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.