This statue of Gautama Buddha stands on a 115.8-metre (380 ft) throne located in the village of Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Myanmar. Construction began in 1996 and it was completed on 21 February 2008. It was commissioned by the Chief Abbot Ven. Nãradã.[citation needed] It was the tallest statue in the world for a few months until the completion of the Spring Temple Buddha in September 2008. The Laykyun Sekkya statue depicts a standing Gautama Buddha next to a reclining statue of Gautama Buddha, depicting the scene of Mahaparinirvana (Mahaparinibbana).
laykyun, sekkya, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Laykyun Sekkya news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Laykyun Sekkya Buddha Burmese လ က န စက is as of 2018 the third tallest statue in the world at 116 metres 381 ft 1 Laykyun Sekkyaလ က န စက 22 04 49 N 95 17 22 E 22 080207 N 95 289359 E 22 080207 95 289359 Laykyun Setkyar LocationKhatakan Taung near Monywa MyanmarTypeStatueHeightstatue 116 metres 381 ft including base 129 2 metres 424 ft Beginning date1996Completion date21 February 2008Details editThis statue of Gautama Buddha stands on a 115 8 metre 380 ft throne located in the village of Khatakan Taung near Monywa Myanmar Construction began in 1996 and it was completed on 21 February 2008 It was commissioned by the Chief Abbot Ven Narada citation needed It was the tallest statue in the world for a few months until the completion of the Spring Temple Buddha in September 2008 The Laykyun Sekkya statue depicts a standing Gautama Buddha next to a reclining statue of Gautama Buddha depicting the scene of Mahaparinirvana Mahaparinibbana See also edit nbsp Religion portal List of tallest statues Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple Maha Bodhi TahtaungReferences edit Laykyun Sekkya nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laykyun Sekkya nbsp This article contains Burmese script Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Burmese script Records Preceded byUshiku Daibutsu100 m 330 ft World s tallest statue2008 Succeeded bySpring Temple Buddha128 m 420 ft nbsp This sculpture article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laykyun Sekkya amp oldid 1178679032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
