pagoda winPhowintaung (Burmese: ဖိုလ်ဝင်တောင် [pʰo wɪ tàʊɰ̃], also spelt as Hpowindaung, Powintaung, Po Win Taung) is a Buddhist cave complex located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west ofFor hundreds of years the golden stupa of the Shwedagon, the pagoda enshrining the sacred hairs of the Buddha, has dominated the landscape of Rangoon.