Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple

Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Location	Bahan Township, Yangon, Yangon Region
Country	Myanmar
	Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	16°48′42″N 96°09′50″E / 16.811623°N 96.163764°E
Architecture
Founder	Sir Po Tha
Completed	1907

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]

Gallery[edit]

Giant wallpainting inside the pagoda
Buddha footprint, containing the 108 marks
The old Buddha image in 1900
Founder and donor
36 Small Buddha statues inside

References[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.