Strangely, the giant gilded stone in Myanmar lies on the cliff for centuries without falling-Travel

There is a rule that only men are allowed to touch this sacred stone.

Mount Kyaiktiyo in Thaton District, Mon State, Myanmar is famous for its giant Golden Rock located on the top of the mountain, which is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in this country. A giant rock with a height of 7.3m and a circumference of 15.2m is located on a cliff 1,100m high, the strange thing is that it only touches the cliff with only 78cm2 but still stands firmly for thousands of years. , defying the laws of physics. Buddhists believe that the stone was held in place by the Buddha’s hair.

The golden stupa built on top of the Golden Rock is Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda. It is said that the temple was built around 574 BC, when Buddha was still alive. In the Mon language, “Kyaik” means temple, and “Htiyo” means “priest’s head”.

According to legend, during a missionary trip, the Buddha gave monk Taik Tha a strand of his hair. This monk carefully hid the hair in his hair and then gave it back to the king with the wish that “the Buddha’s hair will be kept in a stone shaped like the head of a Buddha.” monk”. However, the king could not find such a stone, so he asked his parents, god Zawgi and goddess Naga, to find it. With their power, the two gods found the stone in the ocean and put it on the top of Mount Kyaikhtiyo. Later, a golden pagoda was built on the stone and the Buddha’s hair was enshrined in it.

It is called the Golden Stone because the whole stone is covered with gold leaf, making it brilliant and sparkling. Besides, there are hundreds of golden bells and many large and small Buddha statues are also placed in every corner of the temple complex, there are statues inlaid with thousands of precious stones and diamonds. Therefore, when night falls, the lights reflect the light of gold and precious stones, giving this place a brilliant, shimmering but equally sacred and ancient scene.

According to legend, pilgrims to Kyaiktiyo temple will be blessed with wealth and peace. For many Buddhists, the Golden Rock and Kyaiktiyo Temple are a very sacred place, they are willing to go to great lengths to come here and add gold leaf pieces to the miraculous stone.

There is a special rule that only men can touch the Golden Stone and if they want to have gold inlaid on the stone, they have to pay some extra fees. Women must stop in front of a fence separating the temple and can only offer offerings to the altar and pray from afar.