Gena and statue of the ogress offering her breasts as gift to Buddha (on the top of the head face of the ogress). The Story behind the elaborate setting is that Buddha visited the hill. Legend is that the Hill was inhabited by an ogress (female ogre), and as an offering to Buddha she cut off her breasts. As a reward Buddha told her that one day she would come back reincarnated as the King of Myanmar. King Mindon, believed that he was this reincarnation, and made Mandalay the capital of Myanmar. The king proceeded to build the pagoda at the top of the hill as a gesture to Buddha and to the ogress. The decoration of the pagoda is bright and colourful and guarded by many statues of ogres.