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The '''Shwethalyaung Buddha''' ({{lang-my|ရွှေသာလျှောင်းဘုရား}}, {{IPA-my|ʃwèθàljáuɴ pʰəjá|pron}}; officially {{my|ရွှေသာလျောင်းရုပ်ပွားတော်ကြီး}}) is a reclining [[Buddharupa|Buddha]] in the west side of [[Bago, Burma|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 people|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. |
The '''Shwethalyaung Buddha''' ({{lang-my|ရွှေသာလျှောင်းဘုရား}}, {{IPA-my|ʃwèθàljáuɴ pʰəjá|pron}}; officially {{my|ရွှေသာလျောင်းရုပ်ပွားတော်ကြီး}}) is a reclining [[Buddharupa|Buddha]] in the west side of [[Bago, Burma|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 people|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. |
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In 2003, the military government of Myanmar constructed a replica of this figure. |
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==Gallery== |
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The Shwethalyaung Buddha (Template:Lang-my, pronounced [ʃwèθàljáuɴ pʰəjá]; officially Template:My) 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.
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Shwethalyaung Buddha in the early 1900s -
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Shwethalyaung Buddha Temple -
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Shwethalyaung Buddha -
Statue Within Shwethalyaung Buddha Temple -
Shwethalyaung Buddha (Closeup) -
Shwethalyaung Buddha (View from Right Side)
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