Chaukhtatgyi Temple

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Buddha in Chaukhtatgyi Temple

The Chaukhtatgyi Temple ( Burmese ခြောက်ထပ်ကြီး ဘုရားကြီး ) is a Buddhist temple complex in Yangon in Myanmar .

description

The complex houses one of the largest reclining Buddhas in Myanmar. The length specifications vary between 66 m (English Wikipedia) and 72 m. The current statue was created in the 1960s after the failed previous figure from the beginning of the 20th century was destroyed.

gallery

  • Reclining Buddha
  • Face of Buddha
  • Buddha's feet
  • Devotion
  • Devotion

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Markand et al.: Myanmar. 2006, p. 137.

literature

  • Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 146.
  • Andrea Markand, Markus Markand, Martin H. Petrich, Volker Klinkmüller: Myanmar. (Burma) (= Stefan Loose Travel Manuals. ). 2nd completely revised edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 137.

Web links

Commons : Chaukhtatgyi Paya  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 16 ° 48 ′ 42 "  N , 96 ° 9 ′ 50"  E