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Modern · Buddhist · Myanmar
Win Sein Taw Ya
Mudon, Mon State · 16.3234°, 97.7245°
Gautama Buddha (reclining)Modern—
Sacred since
1992 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
begun 1992
patron: Win Sein Sayadaw
History & significance
A Theravada monastic site near Mudon in Mon State holding the world's largest free-standing reclining Buddha, 180 m long and 30 m tall. Work on the image began on 29 February 1992 under the founding monk Win Sein Sayadaw, and its hollow interior carries a multi-level museum of chambers depicting scenes from the Buddha's life.