Maravijaya Buddha

Māravijaya Buddha
မာရဝိဇယဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada
Region	Naypyidaw Union Territory
Location
Location	Naypyidaw
Country	Myanmar
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	19°42′03″N 96°03′36″E / 19.700954926140046°N 96.05990090948225°E / 19.700954926140046; 96.05990090948225
Architecture
Founder	State Administration Council
Completed	2023
Specifications
Length	81 feet (25 m)
Materials	Sagyin (စကျင်)

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Māravijaya Buddha (Burmese: မာရဝိဇယဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်; MLCTS: ma-raa-wii-zi.gaa-buu.da-dho.paa.baa.daw:, pronounce: məɹə wɪʧi bʊdə ɹoʊhɪtə pɔːwɑː tɔː) is a 81 feet (25 m) marble statue of the Buddha in Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar.^[1] The image, which features the bhumiphassa mudra, is the world's largest marble Buddha statue.^[2] The statue itself weighs 5,292 tons, built using marble quarried from Sagyin (စကျင်), near Mandalay.^[3][4] The image is located on a 91-hectare site, which also features stone inscriptions, stupas, religious buildings, and a Mucalinda pond.^[5]