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Late medieval · Buddhist · Myanmar

Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple

Bahan Township, Yangon, Yangon · 16.8084°, 96.1626°

Gautama Buddha (Ngahtatgyi Buddha image)Toungoo
Sacred since
1558 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1558
Toungoo

History & significance

A Theravada temple in Yangon's Bahan Township whose five-tiered pagoda shelters a seated Buddha image 6.2 m high, donated by Prince Minyedeippa and completed in 1558. A further Buddha statue was erected at the temple in 1900.

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Sources

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