sentences:  The Arakanese claim that Buddha image disappeared - either from the temple, or when the Burmese tried to load it onto an awaiting barge at Thare Chaung.The Burmese, on the other hand, claim that they transported the Maha Muni back to their capital (which was then moved later to Mandalay).But some Burmese academics are now supporting the fact that the Maha Muni never left Rakhine State.