 Several old bronze statues that line the courtyard of the temple have a long history as war loot . They were originally Khmer statues , found at Angkor Wat in Cambodia , and were taken to Ayutthaya in 1431 by the Siamese . In 1564 , the Burmese king <unk> conquered Ayutthaya and took thirty such statues to Bago ( Pegu ) . In 1599 , King <unk> of Mrauk U invaded Bago and brought the statues to Mrauk U. Finally , <unk> <unk> took them to <unk> in 1785 . According to local belief , many more of these statues were brought from Arakan . However , King Thibaw melted many of them to cast cannons for fortification of his palace . Of the thirty statues <unk> brought from Siam , only six remain today , and are displayed in the temple complex . They are a major attraction because of their purported healing qualities . 
