TheSixBanyanPagodawasbuiltforkeepingBuddhistrelics.Accordingtotherecords,someholyashesfromBuddha’steeth,asword,abronzetripodandsomeotherBuddhisttreasuresareburiedunderthefoundationofthepagoda.Thisoctagonalmagnificentpagoda,withitsblueglazedtiles,vermilionbeams,paintedwallsandredpillarsallingoodmatch,lookslikeaflowerycolumnandsoitisoftenreferredtoasthe“FloweryPagod”a.
Thehighlightofthevisittothetempleistoclimbthepagoda.This57-meter-highpagodalookstohaveonly9storiesontheoutsidebutactuallyhas17storiesinside.Oneachofthe9externalfloors,therearemanyentrancesleadingtoitsinteriorbutonlyoneisaccessibletothestaircase.
So,ifyouloseyourway,youjustturnaroundthecircleandyouwillfindyourwayupordown!Onthetopfloor,thereisahugebronzecolumnwith1023Buddhafigurinesinrelief.Castin1358,thisbronzecolumn,togetherwithitsattachments,weighsover5tons