The Shwedagon stands on Singuttara Hill above Yangon and is the most sacred Buddhist site in Myanmar. It is held to contain relics of the four Buddhas of the present age, including eight hairs of Gautama, the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Konagamana and a piece of the robe of Kassapa. The gilded stupa rises about 112 metres. It is governed by the Board of Trustees of the Shwedagon Pagoda and has repeatedly been a gathering point in the country's political life.