Tharrawaddy Min Bell
The Tharrawaddy Min Bell (Burmese: သာယာဝတီမင်း ခေါင်းလောင်းတော်), also known as the Maha Tissada Gandha Bell, is a large bell located at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). It was donated in 1841 by King Tharrawaddy, of Konbaung Dynasty. The official Pali name of the bell is Maha Tissada Gandha, which means "Great Three-toned Sweet Sound".
သာယာဝတီမင်း ခေါင်းလောင်းတော် | |
| Location | Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) |
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| Designer | Maha Sithu and Maha Min Kyaw Thinkhaya |
| Type | Temple Bell |
| Material | bronze 42,000 kg |
| Beginning date | 20 January 1842 |
| Dedicated to | Shwedagon Pagoda |
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