State Security and Peace Commission Vice-Chairman, Defence Services Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win paid homage to the Kaunghmulon Pagoda in Machanbaw Township of PutaO District yesterday morning.

Accompanied by Kachin State Chief Minister U Khet Htein Nan, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the commander of the Northern Command and deputy ministers, the Vice-Senior General offered alms in the alms-bowl, fruits, oil lights, flowers and water to the Buddha Image at the Kaunghmulon Pagoda.

He donated cash to the fund for the overall renovation of the pagoda to the officials.

In the 244 Sasana era during the reign of King Siridhammasoka, the Kaunghmulon Pagoda, enshrined with three sacred hair relics of the Lord Buddha, was built on the eastern bank of the Malikha River near Kaunghmulon Village in Machanbaw Township of PutaO District in Kachin State. It is the largest and tallest pagoda in the PutaO region, showcasing the evidence that Buddhism has been thriving in the northernmost part of Myanmar in successive eras till today.

In the afternoon, the Vice-Senior General inspected local battalions in Machanbaw and PutaO stations, where he cordially greeted wives of Tatmadaw members and coordinated requirements of Tatmadaw families with officials.

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