Maha Thetkya Yanthi Buddha

Buddhist temple in Myanmar

19°52′08″N 96°08′24″E / 19.868934°N 96.140135°E / 19.868934; 96.140135ArchitectureFounderNaypyidaw Development CommitteeCompleted2015; 9 years ago (2015)

Maha Thetkya Yanthi Buddha (Burmese: မဟာသကျရံသီ ရုပ်ရှင်တော်မြတ်ကြီး); Pali: Mahāsakyaraṃsi) is a Buddhist temple in Ottarathiri Township, Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar that houses a 32-foot (9.8 m) marble image of the standing Buddha that weighs 700 tonnes (690 long tons; 770 short tons).^[1]^[2] The marble was sourced from a quarry 375 miles (604 km) north in Mandalay.^[3] The image was enshrined on 20 June 2015 in the Gandhakuṭi Pavilion (ဂန္ဓကုဋိကျောင်းဆောင်). Construction efforts were undertaken by ACE Construction Group, owned by Tint Hsan.

References

^ "Standing Buddha – Mahasakyaransi" (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "မဟာသကျရံသီ ရုပ်ရှင်တော်မြတ်ကြီး". Naypyitaw Development Committee (in Burmese). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "မဟာသကျရံသီဘုရား". ACE Construction Group. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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Kachin State

Kawmein Pagoda
Hsutaungpye Pagoda
Shwemyinzu Pagoda
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Kayin State

Kyauk Ka Lat Pagoda
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Sadda Cave
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Mon State

Kangyi Pagoda
Kaylartha Pagoda
Kyaikkhami Pagoda
Kyaikhtisaung Pagoda
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda
Kyaikthanlan Pagoda
Mahamuni Pagoda
Uzina Pagoda
Winzein Tawya
Yadanabonmyint Monastery
Zinkyaik Pagoda

Rakhine State

Mrauk U	Andaw-thein Temple Htukkanthein Temple Htupayon Pagoda Koe-thaung Temple Le-myet-hna Temple Nyidaw Temple Pitakataik Ratanabon Temple Shite-thaung Temple Shwedaung Pagoda
Sittwe	Pyelonechantha Pagoda Shwezedi Monastery

Shan State

Bawgyo Pagoda
Hpaung Daw U Pagoda
Kangyi Monastery
Maha Myat Muni Temple
Pindaya Caves
Shwe Indein Pagoda
Shweyanpyay Monastery
Wat Zom Khum
Yadana Mantaung Pagoda

Ayeyarwady Region

Mawtinzun Pagoda
Phaung Daw U Pagoda
Shwemokhtaw Pagoda

Bago Region

Bawbawgyi Pagoda
Beibeigyi Pagoda
Kalyani Ordination Hall
Kyaikpun Buddha
Mahazedi Pagoda
Myazigon Pagoda
Payagyi Pagoda
Rahanta Cave
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
Shwemyethman Pagoda Buddha
Shwenattaung Pagoda
Shwesandaw Pagoda (Pyay)
Shwesandaw Pagoda (Taungoo)
Shwethalyaung Buddha

Magway Region

Mandalay Region

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Bagan	Alodawpyi Pagoda Ananda Temple Bupaya Pagoda Dhammayangyi Temple Dhammayazika Pagoda Gawdawpalin Temple Gubyaukgyi Temple (Myinkaba) Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyi-in) Htilominlo Temple Lawkananda Pagoda Lokahteikpan Lemyethna Temple Mahabodhi Temple Manuha Temple Mingalazedi Pagoda Minochantha Stupas Myodaung Monastery Nagayon Temple (Bagan) Payathonzu Temple Pitakataik Seinnyet Nyima Pagaoda and Seinnyet Ama Pagoda Shwegugyi Temple Shwesandaw Pagoda Shwezigon Pagoda Sulamani Temple Taung Kalat Thatbyinnyu Temple Thandawgya Buddha Image Tuywindaung Pagoda Upali Ordination Hall
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Mandalay	Atumashi Monastery Buddha's Replica Tooth Relic Pagoda Eindawya Pagoda Htilin Monastery Kinwun Mingyi Monastery Kuthodaw Pagoda Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple Kyaymyin Monastery Mahamuni Buddha Temple Maha Min Htin Monastery Mandalay Hill Masoyein Monastery Mogaung Monastery Myadaung Monastery Nagayon Pagoda Peik Chin Myaung Cave Pitakataik Pyay Mintha Monastery Salin Monastery Sandamuni Pagoda Setkyathiha Pagoda Shweinbin Monastery Shwekyimyint Pagoda Shwenandaw Monastery Taiktaw Monastery Tawagu Pagoda Thingaza Monastery Yaw Mingyi Monastery
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Wundwin	Dattaw Pagoda Kyauk Sin Shwedagon Pagoda Myamyinzu Pagoda Myat Nyi Naung Pagoda Thein Taung Pagoda

Sagaing Region

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Monywa	Aung Sekkya Pagoda Maha Bodhi Tahtaung Laykyun Sekkya Phowintaung Thanboddhay Pagoda
Shwebo	Shwedaza Pagoda Mawdaw Myintha Pagoda Shein Makkar Monastery