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	Mwe Phaya is 
	 
						a Buddhist temple 
						(fig.) 
	
	at Myitnge
	near Mandalay which features countless 
						
						
						Buddha images.
	 
						 with a 
						
						bhumisparsa
						
						
						
						mudra
	
						while seated  
	on the coiled body of the  
						
						
						snake
						
						
						
						Muchalinda, 
	which is using its head to cover the  
						
						Buddha 
						against the rain, 
	as well as statues of snakes (fig.). |  | 
							
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								Mwe Phaya |  |