Maha Lawkamarazein or Kuthodaw Inscription Shrines

Documentary heritage submitted for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2012.

The Stone Inscription is a collection of 729 stone slabs on which are inscribed the whole of the Buddhist scriptures whose religious and social significance is important for Asia. It records the  Fifth Great Synod convened by King Mindon and which was the significant event of the Buddhist religion and its devotees.

  • Year of submission: 2012
  • Country: Myanmar
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