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|official_name = Pindaya |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map = Burma |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Burma |image_skyline = Pindaya Panorama blend 3.jpg |image_map = |map_caption = Pindaya town, lake and caves |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = |subdivision_type1 = Division |subdivision_name1 = Shan State |subdivision_type2 = Districts |subdivision_name2 = Taunggyi District |subdivision_type3 = Township |subdivision_name3 = Pindaya Township |unit_pref = Imperial |area_total_km2 = |population = |population_as_of = 2005 |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank2 = Buddhism |population_blank2_title = Religions |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_type = type:city |latNS = N |latd = 20 |latm = 57 |lats = 0 |longEW = E |longd = 96 |longm = 40 |longs = 0 |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = +6.30 |website = }} Pindaya ((ビルマ語:ပင်းတယမြို့)) is a town in the Shan State of Burma. It is located in the west of the state in Pindaya Township in Taunggyi District. Mainly famous for its limestone caves called Pindaya Caves where thousands of Buddha images have been consecrated for worship over the centuries, it is also one of the towns that host an itinerant market every fifth day. ==Etymology== According to local legend, the term ''Pindaya'' is a corruption of the word Pinguya, which translates to ''Taken the Spider'' in Burmese. The name arose from the legend that there was once a large spider which resided in the caves and it had captured a local princess. The princess was rescued when the giant spider was slain by a prince using a bow and arrow. When the spider was killed, the prince was said to have exclaimed that he had taken the spider, that is to kill it. Thus, the exclamation became the name of the region, and from it Pindaya received its name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pindaya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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