3 metres (24 ft))
built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by
devotees. According to legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched
on a strand of the
Buddha's hair.
The rock seems to defy gravity, as it perpetually appears to be on the verge of
rolling down the hill. The rock and the pagoda are at the top of Mt. Kyaiktiyo.
It is the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the
Shwedagon Pagoda
and the
Mahamuni Pagoda. A glimpse of the
"gravity defying" Golden Rock is believed to be enough of an
inspiration for any person to turn to Buddhism.
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