Thit Hta Man Aung Pagoda Explained

Thit Hta Man Aung Pagoda
Map Type:Myanmar
Location:Hpa-an, Kayin State
Coordinates:16.8894°N 97.6365°W
Religious Affiliation:Theravada Buddhism
Country:Myanmar
Founded By:U Adi Isran and Karen people
Year Completed:1919

Thit Hta Man Aung Pagoda (သေဋ္ဌမာရ်အောင်ဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple located at the corner of General Street in the northern part of Hpa-an, Kayin State. Thit Hta Man Aung Buddha image is depicted in this temple, and has long been believed to grant the wishes of its worshippers. Casting of the Buddha image started in 1919 under the patronage of U Adi Isran, the abbot of the Ye Monastery, and was finished by 1922. The statue contains 4,600 pieces of copper and is 9 meters high. The statue represents the Buddha who conquered "the five mental hindrances" and named it "Thit Hta Man Aung". The Pagoda Festival is held every year in the month of Tabodwe.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Hla Tamin (April 1968). A summary of the history of temples throughout Myanmar. Mahawisya Literature. pp. 275.
  2. Web site: သေဋ္ဌမာရ်အောင်ဘုရား . 2022-10-24 . Winnet Myanmar . en.
  3. Web site: ဘားအံမြို့ သေဋ္ဌမာရ်အောင်ဘုရားကြီး၏ (တတိယအကြိမ်) အသံမစဲပဋ္ဌာန်းရွတ်ဖတ်ပူဇော်ပွဲ ကျင်းပ - MyanmarNationalPost . 2022-10-24 . Myanmar National Post.