Thanboddhay Pagoda
Buddhist temple in Monywa, Myanmar
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Thanboddhay Pagoda (Burmese: သမ္ဗုဒ္ဓေဘုုရား) also known as Sambuddhe Pagoda (သမ္ဗုဒ္ဓေစေတီ) is a Buddhist temple complex located in Monywa of Sagaing Region.[1][2] It has a vibrant architecture with over 580,000 Buddha images and is one of the most distinctive and visited religious sites in the country. The pagoda was constructed between 1939 and 1952.[2]
Myanmar| Thanboddhay Pagoda | |
|---|---|
သမ္ဗုဒ္ဓေဘုုရား | |
 View of the Temple | |
  Location within Myanmar | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada |
| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
History
The pagoda was initiated by Venerable Mohnyin Thambuddhei Sayadaw. The monk was inspired by the architectural style of Borobudur in Indonesia. Construction began on June 20, 1939, on a site that previously housed a 14th-century monastery of which no remnants remain. The project was funded by local devotees and completed on March 2, 1952.[3] During World War II, the temple grounds provided shelter for thousands of refugees fleeing conflict.[4]
Photo gallery
- Thambuddhe Pagoda - သမ္ဗုဒ္ဓေဘုုရား
