The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a 98-meter (approx. 321.5 feet) gilded stupa located in Yangon. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Ko?agamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the Buddha.