In the Mon language, the word 'kyaik' means "pagoda" and 'yo' means "to carry on the hermit's head". The word 'ithi' means "hermit". Thus, 'Kyaik-htiyo' means "pagoda upon a hermit's head".
Legend
The legend associated with the pagoda is that the Buddha, on one of his many
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