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The King asked the Arahants to make a cave, by using their superhuman power, in the likeness of the Nandamula Cave which stands at
Gandamadana Mountain in the Himalayas. The Arahants complied with his request and fashioned a cave exactly like the one there.
The King built a huge cave-temple in Pagan resembling in appearance the Nandamula Cave, and called it Nanda.
It is now known as Ananda Pagoda, built in 452 Burmese Era. (1192 C.E.).
It is famous all over the world as the best specimen of Myanmar (Burmese) architecture.