Botataung Pagoda
The Botataung Kyaik De Att Pagoda (Burmese: ဗိုလ်တထောင်ကျိုက်ဒေးအပ်ဆံတော်ရှင်စေတီတော် [bòtətʰàʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; also spelled Botahtaung; literally "1000 military officers") is a famous pagoda located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as was Shwedagon Pagoda—according to local belief, over 2500 years ago, and was known as Kyaik-de-att in Mon language. The pagoda is hollowed within, and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.
| Botataung Pagoda ဗိုလ်တထောင်ဘုရား | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Yangon |
| Country | Myanmar |
Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 16.768449°N 96.171973°E |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
Yangon City Landmark |
The Botataung Pagoda was destroyed during World War II, and was rebuilt after the war.
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