Detail Information
Buddha Image's Name
Gotama Buddha Image
Location
Northern Adoration Hall
Category
Place to Visit ၊ Pagodas
The revered Gotama Buddha, who resided during the monastic retreat in the Gandhakuṭi building located within the Northern Āramā Shrine of the Shwedagon Pagoda, is represented in a statue made of five metals: gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc.
This image was donated by King Singu of the Konbaung dynasty in the year 1140 of the Myanmar Era (Burmese calendar). The statue is depicted in the Bhūmiphassa Mudrā (Earth-Touching gesture).
After Gotama Buddha presented eight strands of his sacred hair to Tapussa and Bhallika, the two merchant brothers offered them to King Okkalāpa, who then built the Shwedagon Pagoda to enshrine these relics.
The eight strands of hair of Gotama Buddha are still enshrined within the sacred relic chamber of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
This image was donated by King Singu of the Konbaung dynasty in the year 1140 of the Myanmar Era (Burmese calendar). The statue is depicted in the Bhūmiphassa Mudrā (Earth-Touching gesture).
After Gotama Buddha presented eight strands of his sacred hair to Tapussa and Bhallika, the two merchant brothers offered them to King Okkalāpa, who then built the Shwedagon Pagoda to enshrine these relics.
The eight strands of hair of Gotama Buddha are still enshrined within the sacred relic chamber of the Shwedagon Pagoda.