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Maha Wizaya Pagoda
Yangon, Yangon · 16.7949°, 96.1522°
Buddha (enshrined relics given by the King of Nepal)Modern—
Sacred since
1980 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1980
Modern
History & significance
A stupa in Dagon Township, Yangon, built in 1980 to commemorate the First Congregation for the purification of the Buddha Sasana, out of which came the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. It enshrines relics contributed by the King of Nepal, and Ne Win consecrated its crowning umbrella.