The Kyauk Ka Lat Pagoda () is a Buddhist temple in the Kayin State, Myanmar. The temple complex is built onto a prominent limestone rock formation surrounded by an artificial lake, and houses an active community of monks.
Description The complex at Kyauk Kalat contains a number of structures, shrines, and temples set on a limestone rock formation. The temple is located several miles away from the city of Hpa-An, and is in close proximity to a number of other Buddhist sites. The temple complex is a functional monastery, and is open for tours.
During the 19th century, the temple's Pongyi (a Buddhist priest) was involved in a revolt against the British Empire in the aftermath of the Third Anglo-Burmese War.WINFIELD, J. (2010). Buddhism and Insurrection in Burma, 1886–1890. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 20(3), third series, 345-367. Thamanya Sayadaw—later known as a proponent of metta—taught at the monastery in the 1920s.
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