Buddha - Katha, Myanmar
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 24° 10.330 E 096° 20.685
47R E 230227 N 2675848
Located in the small town of Katha...a town George Orwell fictionalized in his novel "Burmese Days".
Waymark Code: WMVNVH
Location: Myanmar
Date Posted: 05/10/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 3

The name of the temple could not be determined...but it contains a handful of Buddha sculptures.

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BCE/480 BCE – c. 483 BCE/400 BCE), also known as Siddhartha Gautama..., Shakyamuni Buddha ... or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (srama?a) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE.

Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and the severe asceticism found in the srama?a movement[7] common in his region. He later taught throughout other regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kosala.

Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism. He is recognized by Buddhists as an enlightened teacher who attained full Buddhahood, and shared his insights to help sentient beings end rebirth and suffering. Accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition and first committed to writing about 400 years later."
Associated Religion(s): Buddhism

Statue Location: Katha Buddhist temple

Entrance Fee: 0

Artist: unknown

Website: [Web Link]

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