Kyaiktiyo Pagoda is a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mon State, Myanmar. It is a small pagoda (7.3 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 balancing 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. Tai Ta Ya Monastery or Sao Roi Ton Temple, Myanmar. Wat Sao Roi Ton (Burmese-Tai Ta Ya temple), Myanmar is next to Sathani Anamai Ban Phrachedi Sam Ong and is located in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Tai Ta Ya Monastery or Sao Roi Ton Temple of Payathonsu in the south of Kayin State, Myanmar.
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