Maha Bodhi Tahtaung

Maha Bodhi Tahtaung
Taken from Monywa Township
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Location	Monywa Township, Sagaing Region
Country	Myanmar
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	22°04′49″N 95°17′21″E / 22.080199°N 95.289186°E / 22.080199; 95.289186
Architecture
Founder	U Narada
Completed	5 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-05)

Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung (Burmese: မဟာဗောဓိတထောင်, lit. 'a thousand great Bo trees') is a Buddhist religious complex located in Monywa Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma).^[1] It is known for the Giant Standing Buddha statue, the third tallest in the world, and for the Great Attitudes of U Narãda, who built the monastery. This Sāsana (religious) site contains thousands of Buddha statues beneath thousands of Bo trees, the Giant Reclining Buddha Statue, Aung Sekkya Stupa, and other large Buddha statues. Currently, a Sitting Buddha Statue, which is expected to become the world's largest Sitting Buddha Statue, is in construction. Many Buddhist monks can study the Buddhist Pariyatti literature at the monastery. Moreover, meditation centres or Vipassãnā centres are opened at this monastic site both for monks and laypersons.