The Shwethalyaung Temple ( my, ရွှေသာလျှောင်းဘုရား is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
in the west side of
Bago
Bago may refer to:
Places Myanmar
* Bago, Myanmar, a city and the capital of the Bago Region
* Bago District, a district of the Bago Region
* Bago Region an administrative region
* Bago River, a river
* Bago Yoma or Pegu Range, a mountain rang ...
(Pegu),
Myanmar
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.
Shwethalyaung Buddha statue
The Shwethalyaung Buddha is a reclining
Buddha statue
Much Buddhist art uses depictions of the historical Buddha, Gautama Buddha, which are known as Buddharūpa (literally, "Form of the Awakened One") in Sanskrit and Pali. These may be statues or other images such as paintings. The main figure in ...
. The Buddha, which is the second largest in the world at a length of and a height of , is believed to have been built in 994. 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.
Gallery
File:Shwethalyaung Buddha (French protectorate) (from a book published in 1906).png, Shwethalyaung Buddha before the installation of a roof
File:Shwethalyaung Buddha, Bago (1907-13).jpg, Shwethalyaung Buddha in the early 1900s
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung Buddha (Data).JPG, Dimensions of Shwethalyaung Buddha
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung Building.JPG, Shwethalyaung Buddha Temple
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung-02-gje.jpg, Entrance hall
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung Buddha (Backside).JPG, Images of Shwethalyaung Buddha's story in the back of Shwethalyaung Buddha
Image:Shwethalyaung Buddha - Bago, Myanmar 20130219-09.jpg, Shwethalyaung Buddha
Image:ShweTharlyaungStatue.jpg, Statue Within Shwethalyaung Buddha Temple
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung-06-gje.jpg, Shwethalyaung Buddha (Closeup)
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung-08-gje.jpg, Shwethalyaung Buddha (View from left side)
Image:Bago-Shwethalyaung-14-gje.jpg, Shwethalyaung Buddha (View from right side)
Image:Japanese_troops_in_Burma.jpg, Japanese infantry at the statue in 1942
References
{{Buddhist sites in Myanmar
Buddhist temples in Myanmar
10th-century Buddhist temples
Buildings and structures completed in the 10th century
994 establishments