Man Buddha Temple Explained

Shinbin Maha Laba Man Buddha
Religious Affiliation:Theravada Buddhism
Map Type:Burma
Coordinates:20.8356°N 94.7455°W
Country:Sale, Magwe Region, Burma
Year Completed:c.

The Man Buddha Temple (Burmese: မံဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple in Sale, Magway Region, Myanmar that houses the Shinbin Maha Laba Man Buddha (Burmese: ရှင်ပင်မဟာလာဘမံဘုရား).

The Buddha image is nearly tall, and purportedly floated from Monywa to Sale in 1888 after extensive flooding in the area.[1] The hollow Buddha image is coated with gold lacquer, and is the largest lacquer Buddha image in Myanmar.[2] The style of the Buddha image dates to c. 1300.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bored of Bagan? Sneak off to Salay. The Myanmar Times. 2018-10-15. en.
  2. Web site: Mann Paya. www.lonelyplanet.com. en. 2018-10-15.