Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple (Burmese: ခြောက်ထပ်ကြီးဘုရားကြီး) is the most well-known Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar. It houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country.[1] The Buddha image is 66 metres (217 ft) long, and one of the largest in Burma.[1]
The construction was sponsored by a wealthy Burmese Buddhist, Sir Po Tha, in 1899.[1] The image was completed in 1907 by another construction company, but was not proportioned correctly, and the Buddha's face had an aggressive expression.[1]
In the 1950s, the old Buddha image was demolished and temple trustees began work to replace the image, under the supervision of U Thaung, a master craftsman from Tavoy (now Dawei).[1] Large glass eyes with dimensions of 1.77 by .58 metres (5 ft 10 in × 1 ft 11 in) were custom-created at Naga Glass Factory. The Buddha image was consecrated in 1973.[1]
chaukhtatgyi, buddha, temple, burmese, ထပ, most, well, known, buddhist, temple, bahan, township, yangon, yangon, region, myanmar, houses, most, revered, reclining, buddha, images, country, buddha, image, metres, long, largest, burma, religionaffiliationtherava. Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple Burmese ခ က ထပ က ဘ ရ က is the most well known Buddhist temple in Bahan Township Yangon Yangon Region Myanmar It houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country 1 The Buddha image is 66 metres 217 ft long and one of the largest in Burma 1 Chaukhtatgyi Buddha TempleReligionAffiliationTheravada BuddhismLocationLocationBahan Township Yangon Yangon RegionCountryMyanmarShown within MyanmarGeographic coordinates16 48 42 N 96 09 50 E 16 811623 N 96 163764 E 16 811623 96 163764ArchitectureFounderSir Po ThaCompleted1907The construction was sponsored by a wealthy Burmese Buddhist Sir Po Tha in 1899 1 The image was completed in 1907 by another construction company but was not proportioned correctly and the Buddha s face had an aggressive expression 1 In the 1950s the old Buddha image was demolished and temple trustees began work to replace the image under the supervision of U Thaung a master craftsman from Tavoy now Dawei 1 Large glass eyes with dimensions of 1 77 by 58 metres 5 ft 10 in 1 ft 11 in were custom created at Naga Glass Factory The Buddha image was consecrated in 1973 1 Gallery edit nbsp Giant wallpainting inside the pagoda nbsp Buddha footprint containing the 108 marks nbsp The old Buddha image in 1900 nbsp Founder and donor nbsp 36 Small Buddha statues insideReferences edit a b c d e f Ma Thanegi February 2014 Chaukhtutgyi Reclining Buddha Image PDF My Magical Myanmar Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 19 July 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaukhtatgyi Paya nbsp Geographic data related to Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple at OpenStreetMap nbsp This article about a building or structure in Myanmar is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Buddhist place of worship is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple amp oldid 1180897801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
