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ကုသိုလ်​တော်ဘုရား​ ​တောင်ဘက် မုခ်ဦး​။

“This extraordinary place is situated about a quarter-of-a-mile to the north-east of the city. In the centre rises a very finely shaped Pagoda richly gilt all over; this is surrounded by a triple square of shrine-like buildings, each containing a marble slab engraved with a chapter of the “Beetaghat” or Buddhist scriptures. There are altogether some 800 of these, and the top of each is crowned with a gilded Htee with 10 bells on it; these bells have a flat heart-shaped piece of metal attached to the tongue, which is acted on by the wind, so when there is any breeze blowing 8,000 bells are tinkling together, and the effect on a quiet night is very pretty, the whole air seems filled with music. The buildings and the four gateways are made of brick covered with plaster and whitewashed over, the gates themselves are of solid teak, carved with quaint figures and fine scroll work, and covered with gold leaf. The whole of it is paved with brick, overlaid with cement, and is raised some three feet above the surrounding ground.”