Buddha Dhatu Jadi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Buddha Dhatu JadiBandarban Golden Temple |
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বুদ্ধ ধাতু জাদি
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism Buddhist Temple |
Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
District | Bandarban |
Region | Chittagong |
Deity | Buddha |
Festival | Maha Pabbajja |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Pulpara, Balaghata, Bandarban |
Country | Bangladesh |
Architecture | |
Founder | U Pannya Jota Mahathera |
Date established | December 25, 1995 |
Completed | February 5, 2000 |
Height (max) | 60 ft (18 m) |
The Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဓာတုစေတီ; also known as the Bandarban Golden Temple) is a Buddhist temple. It is located close to Balaghata town, in Bandarban City, in Bangladesh. Skandha or Dhatu means material remains of a holy person. In this temple, the relics belong to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada Buddhist temple with the second largest Buddha statue in Bangladesh.
The Bandaban Golden Temple belongs to the Theravada Buddhism order, which is practiced by the Chittagonian tribal people, a dominant ethnic group of Bandarban. It was built in 2000 in Arakanese architecture, an adoption of South East Asia style.
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In Spanish: Buddha Dhatu Jadi para niños
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