Myanmar was close to my home (until recently ... which houses a 230-foot-long reclining Buddha, built in 1966. Buddha’s feet are covered with artful mosaic tiles that represent 108 (a sacred ...

Chaukhtatgyi Buddha is the largest reclining Buddha in the world. It is located on Shwegondine Road, this colossal (70 metres long) statue is one of the largest ...

which houses a reclining Buddha built in the style of Myanmar; and Wat Manee Phraison, which houses more than 500,000 Myanmar-style seated Buddha images inside its praying hall. Another highlight ...

The Great Buddhas of Monywa, Myanmar The massive Buddhist complex, Thanboddhay Pagoda, houses two giant Buddha statues – one standing and one reclining. The former, built in 1995, is the second ...

The casualties continue to mount after Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake ... WMF also confirmed that the well-known reclining Buddha in the Bangkok temple Wat Pho has sustained some damage.

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The reclining Buddha of Nanzoin is not an ancient relic ... Inside the statue are some ashes of the Buddha, a gift from Myanmar in 1995 in gratitude for medical supplies donated to Myanmar and Nepal ...

It is often mistakenly described as South East Asia’s biggest reclining Buddha but that honour goes to the one at the Chauk Htet Gyi Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar which is 66 metres long.