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.
Marble buddha yangon.
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This is one of the biggest marble buddha images in yangon myanmar with a height of 37ft 11m and a weight of weighs over 600 tons.
Lion and serpent naga decorating the stairs leading to the main chapel entrance.
Kyauktawgyi buddha temple burmese.
Kyauk daw kyi is a gigantic white buddha.
Next to this pagoda you can find hsin hpyu daw park with 3 royal white elephants.
We took train from central yangon got off at insein and then walked.
This stone was carved in mandalay and was transported via river to yangon.
It is said to be carvevd from single piece of marble in mandalay and shipped by boat and train.
Kyauk daw kyi pagoda is in insein township and it is famous for it s white marble stone buddha.
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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.
Foreigner will need to pay 5000 kyat entrance fee.
677 pyay road 10th miles sawbwargyigone award insein township yangon.
The classical name of this image is lawkachantha abaya labamuni meaning world peace and prosperity.
How to get to the marble buddha in yangon.
Kyauktawgyi buddha temple burmese.
We visited here in early evening some locals were cooling here for breeze at hilltop.
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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.
As we know myanmar is rich in natural stone.
I also recommend wearing sunglasses as the reflections from the marble and gold get pretty bright.
Statue of buddha bs 001 bs 002 bs 003 bs 004 bs 005.
This sitting buddha image is curved out from a single marble stone.
Yangon is full of buddhas pagodas and temples and that can make it difficult to pick which ones you want to visit.
Witness the largest marble buddha being carved in one stone.