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  2. Statue of Gautama Buddha (Myanmar) - Wikipedia

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    The opening ceremony for the completed statue was held on April 6–7th, 2019, which also coincided with Myanmar's Buddha's Birthday festival. [ 2 ] The statue's pagoda has seventeen floors, and the height of 255 feet and 6 inches was specifically chosen because the statue was set to be completed in the Buddhist calendar year of 2556. [ 1 ]

  3. Maravijaya Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the Buddha began on 14 June 2020, [6] and was announced in state-run newspapers in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. [7] The image's name Maravijaya, literally means "to conquer Mara (မာန်နတ်)." [5] Ongoing construction was overseen by allies of the military junta, Ashin Chekinda and Sitagu Sayadaw. [8]

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also called Burma, ratified the convention on 29 April 1994. [3] As of 2022, Myanmar has two sites on the list: Pyu Ancient Cities were listed in 2014 and Bagan in 2019. [3] Both sites are cultural. In addition, Myanmar has 15 sites on its tentative list. [3]

  5. Category:Sculptures in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Statues in Myanmar (1 P) This page was last edited on 23 October 2023, at 04:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...

  6. Art of Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    Art of Myanmar refers to visual art created in Myanmar (Burma). Ancient Burmese art was influenced by India and China, and was often religious in nature, ranging from Hindu sculptures in the Thaton Kingdom to Theravada Buddhist images in the Sri Ksetra Kingdom . [ 1 ]

  7. Maha Bodhi Tahtaung - Wikipedia

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    Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung was founded by Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung Sayadaw Ven Nārada on 5 May 1960. He planted thousands of Bo trees throughout his life on recalling the Buddha attained beneath the Bo tree in Bodh Gaya, India.

  8. Laykyun Sekkya - Wikipedia

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    This statue of Gautama Buddha stands on a 115.8-metre (380 ft) throne located in the village of Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Myanmar.Construction began in 1996 and it was completed on 21 February 2008.

  9. Kyaiktiyo Pagoda - Wikipedia

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    The legend associated with the pagoda is that the Buddha, on one of his many visits, gave a strand of his hair to Taik Tha, a hermit. The hermit, who had tucked it in the tuft of his hair safely, in turn gave the strand to the king, with the wish that the hair be enshrined in a boulder shaped like the hermit's head.