Buddha Dhatu Jadi
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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.[1][2][3]
Buddha Dhatu Jadi Bandarban Golden Temple | |
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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 |
Geographic coordinates | 22.2231095°N 92.1977168°E / 22.2231095; 92.1977168 |
Architecture | |
Founder | U Pannya Jota Mahathera |
Date established | December 25, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-12-25) |
Completed | February 5, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-02-05) |
Height (max) | 60 ft (18 m)[citation needed] |
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.[1][3][4]