TRIPITAKA TABLETS AT KUTHODAW PAGODA – WORLD’S LARGEST BOOK (WIKIPEDIA)

The stone tablets inscribed with the Tripitaka (traditional term for Buddhist scriptures) stand upright on the grounds of the Kuthodaw Pagoda at the foot of Mandalay Hill in Mandalay, Myanmar. The work was commissioned by King Mindon as part of his transformation of Mandalay into a royal capital It was completed in 1868. The text contains the Buddhist canon in the Burmese language. There are 730 tablets and 1,460 pages. Each page is 3½ feet wide by 5 feet tall and 5⅛ inches thick. Each stone tablet has its own roof and precious gem on top in a small cave-like structure around a central pagoda.