Maravijaya Buddha
| Māravijaya Buddha | |
|---|---|
မာရဝိဇယဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော် | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Region | Naypyidaw Union Territory |
| Location | |
| Location | Naypyidaw |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Geographic coordinates | 19°42′03″N 96°03′36″E / 19.700954926140046°N 96.05990090948225°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | State Administration Council |
| Completed | 2023 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 81 feet (25 m) |
| Materials | Sagyin (စကျင်) |
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Māravijaya Buddha (Burmese: မာရဝိဇယဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်) is an 81 feet (25 m) marble statue of the Buddha in Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar. The image, which features the bhumiphassa mudra, is the world's largest marble Buddha statue. The statue itself weighs 5,292 tons, built using marble quarried from Sagyin (စကျင်), near Mandalay. The image is located on a 91-hectare site, which also features stone inscriptions, stupas, religious buildings, and a Mucalinda pond.