Thanboddhay Pagoda

Thanboddhay Pagoda
သမ္ဗုဒ္ဓေဘုုရား
View of the Temple
Thanboddhay Pagoda is located in Myanmar
Thanboddhay Pagoda
Location within Myanmar
Religion
AffiliationTheravada
Location
Country Myanmar

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]

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]


References

  1. ↑ "Sambuddhe Pagoda Webpage".
  2. 1 2 "Thanboddhay Pagoda". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Pathways, Neural (29 February 2024). "Thanboddhay Pagoda". The Brain Chamber. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Thanboddhay pagoda - Temple housing over 580,000 Buddha images". www.renown-travel.com. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

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