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Botahtaung Pagoda

info The Botahtaung Pagoda (ဗိုလ်တထောင်ဘုရား) is located on the Botahtaung Paya Road.

Situated beside the Yangon River, the Botahtaung Pagoda means literally the Pagoda of the thousand military leaders and they were the ones who escorted the eight hair relics of the Gautama Buddha, brought from India over 2000 years ago. The pagoda is believed to be built by Mon people around the same time Shwedagon Pagoda was built over 2500 years ago. The Botahtaung Pagoda is a famous landmark on Yangon's waterfront. The pagoda is hollow inside, housing one of the eight sacred hair relics of Gautama Buddha. During the World War II in 1943, the pagoda was completely destroyed due to the bombing and it was rebuilt soon after the war ended in 1948 when Myanmar gained independence.

monetization_on Entry Fees: US$ 2

watch_later Operation hours: 6:00-22:00

hourglass_full Time Needed:Approximately 1 hour

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The Buddha's sacred hair relic in the main paogda. 

One of the Buddha Images in Botahtaung Pagoda

Botahtaung Boe Boe Gyi

The statue of Saraswati (or) Thuya Thathi Meldaw, in the pagoda's compound. She is known to be guardian of the Three Pitakats.

Praying in the prayer hall

Vendors of Coconut, Bananas, shawls, candles, and other offertries, just outside the pagoda.

Ahmagyi Mya Nan Nwe, a devotee to the Botahtaung Pagoda. She was known to be a dragon guarding the pagoda.
Hundreds of people come to this place to donate offertories and also to ask for blessing of the sister.

build Year established: Over 2500 years ago

directions Directions:

place Location: Corner of Strand Road and Botahtaung Pagoda Road, Kanna Block, Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar

local_phone Phone: 01-292169, 01-201764

email Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

public Website: www.botahtaungpagodamm.com

local_taxi Estimated taxi fare: n.a.

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