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Maravijaya Buddha

Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw, Naypyidaw · 19.7010°, 96.0599°

Gautama Buddha (seated in bhumisparsha mudra)Modern
Sacred since
2020 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
2020–2023
Modern

History & significance

A 25 m marble image of the seated Buddha at Naypyidaw, cut from stone quarried at Sagyin near Mandalay. Work began on 14 June 2020 and the statue was consecrated on 1 August 2023, the project driven by the ruling State Administration Council and funded largely by military-linked businessmen and retired officers.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Its name Maravijaya means to conquer Mara, the demon the Buddha overcame at the moment of his enlightenment.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern