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Its unusual shape probably accounts for the name of the Ngakywenadaung, “Ear Ornament of Ngakywe”. Tradition has it that the pagoda was built in the shape of the ear ornament of Ngakywe, a legendary strong man of Bagan.
The pagoda, consisting of a bulbous dome on a tapering circular base, must originally have had a finial of which no trace now remains. A greater portion of the pagoda, however, is still covered with green glazed tiles. Reference 1. Glimpses of Glorious Bagan, Jan 1996, by The Universities Historical Research Centre |
