Marble Buddha Yangon

We took train from central yangon got off at insein and then walked.

Marble buddha yangon.

Royallin marble granite co ltd. 677 pyay road 10th miles sawbwargyigone award insein township yangon. Next to this pagoda you can find hsin hpyu daw park with 3 royal white elephants. Foreigner will need to pay 5000 kyat entrance fee.

Yangon is full of buddhas pagodas and temples and that can make it difficult to pick which ones you want to visit. I also recommend wearing sunglasses as the reflections from the marble and gold get pretty bright. The best times to visit are early mornings and late evenings as the whole complex is exposed to the sun. Statue of buddha bs 001 bs 002 bs 003 bs 004 bs 005.

How to get to the marble buddha in yangon. This sitting buddha image is curved out from a single marble stone. As we know myanmar is rich in natural stone. Kyauktawgyi buddha temple burmese.

We visited here in early evening some locals were cooling here for breeze at hilltop. Administrative office address. Lion and serpent naga decorating the stairs leading to the main chapel entrance. Beautiful marble buddha image in yangon see 81 traveler reviews 139 candid photos and great deals for yangon rangoon myanmar at tripadvisor.

The temple houses a 25 feet 7 6 m feet tall buddha called the loka chantha abhaya labha muni လ ကခ မ သ အဘယလဘ မ န ရ ပ ပ တ မ တ က. Kyauk daw kyi is a gigantic white buddha. I visited the shwe dagon pagoda and for a buddha i headed to the marble buddha in yangon on a day of sightseeing in the former myanmar capital.

Kyauktawgyi buddha temple burmese. Also known as the great marble image is a well known buddhist temple located near the southern entry to mandalay hill myanmar opposite the northeastern corner of the mandalay moat the image of the buddha is officially known as maha thetkya mayazein burmese. This stone was carved in mandalay and was transported via river to yangon. Kyauk daw kyi pagoda is in insein township and it is famous for it s white marble stone buddha.

It is said to be carvevd from single piece of marble in mandalay and shipped by boat and train. Rumour has it that sule paya was built during buddha s times 2 600 years ago which would make it the oldest of the yangon temples. The classical name of this image is lawkachantha abaya labamuni meaning world peace and prosperity.