A small stupa 18 feet (5.5 m) high is perched atop the boulder. The entire marvel - Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, or Golden Rock - is 80 feet (24.4 m) high. An important center for pilgrims, Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda is said to contain one of the Buddha's hairs. The Myanmar people believe that the rock was placed on the mountain ledge, 2,500 years ago, with the help of nation spirits.