Buddha statue in Myanmar
RFID:Image ID:D6TPJ1
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Contributor:
Thomas Boehm / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
D6TPJ1File size:
48.1 MB (1,009.1 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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5023 x 3349 px | 42.5 x 28.4 cm | 16.7 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2013Location:
Myanmar,BagoMore information:
The Shwethalyaung Buddha is a reclining Buddha in the west side of Bago (Pegu), Burma (Myanmar). The Buddha, which has a length of 55 m (180 ft) and a height of 16 m (52 ft), is the second largest Buddha in the world, after the 74 m reclining Buddha in Dawei (Tavoy). The Buddha is believed to have been built in 994, during the reign of Mon King Migadepa. It was lost in 1757 when Pegu was pillaged. During British colonial rule, in 1880, the Shwethalyaung Buddha was rediscovered under a cover of jungle growth. Restoration began in 1881, and Buddha's mosaic pillows (on its left side) were added in 1930.