Buddha Dhatu Jadi
The Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Bengali: বুদ্ধ ধাতু জাদি; Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဓာတုစေတီ also known as the Bandarban Golden Temple) is located close to Balaghata town, in Bandarban City, in Bangladesh. Dhatu are the material remains of a holy person, and in this temple the relics belong to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada Buddhist temple in Bangladesh and has the second-largest Buddha statue in the country.
| Buddha Dhatu Jadi Bandarban Golden Temple | |
|---|---|
বুদ্ধ ধাতু জাদি | |
| 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 |
Shown within Bangladesh | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22.2231095°N 92.1977168°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | U Pannya Jota Mahathera |
| Date established | December 25, 1995 |
| Completed | February 5, 2000 |
| Height (max) | 60 ft (18 m) |
The Bandarban Golden Temple belongs to the Theravada Buddhism order, which is practiced by the Marma indigenous people, a dominant ethnic group of Bandarban. It was built in 2000 in Arakanese architecture, an adoption of the South East Asia style.
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