the chakesadhatuvamsa, or chronicle of the six hair relics of the buddha, was written in myanmar. the text says that buddha gave six hairs to disciples at venuvana in rajagrha. these were given to 6 bordering countries who had never seen the buddha. the stories say that when the buddha came to mon state to give sermons, he gave six of his hairs to hermits from kyaiktiyo, zinkyaik (to tissa, mount zwegabin (to thiha), kaylartha, kuthaerayone and melan. a pair of belu brothers from kyaikhtisaung also received a hair. all the hermits and belus enshrined the hair in great stones. tissa brought his hair to the top of zinkyaik mountain and built a pagoda there.