Tharrawaddy Min Bell


The Tharrawaddy Min Bell, also known as the Maha Tissada Gandha Bell, is a large bell located at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. 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".

History

On 24 September 1841, King Tharrawaddy commissioned a 42-ton bell called the Maha Tissada Gandha Bell and 20 kilograms of gold plating to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. The king appointed two ministers Maha Sithu and Maha Min Kyaw Thinkhaya to oversee the casting project, which began on 20 January 1842.

Current status

The bell is housed in a pavilion, located on the northeast side of the pagoda's middle terrace.