Aung Zabu Monastery
Aung Zabu Forest Monastery (Burmese: အောင်ဇမ္ဗူတောရဓမ္မရိပ်သာ; Aung Zabu Tawya Dhamma Yeiktha), commonly known as Japan Paya (Burmese: ဂျပန်ဘုရား) is a Buddhist monastery (kyaung) in Yegya village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma).
| Aung Zabu Forest Monastery | |
|---|---|
အောင်ဇမ္ဗူတောရဓမ္မရိပ်သာ | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Burma |
| Geographic coordinates | 17.0778288969°N 96.0835091118°E |
The monastery is known for a collection of 301 historic Buddha images from the Pagan, Pinnya, Ava, Toungoo, Nyaungyan, Tagaung and Konbaung eras.[1][2] The images were donated by a Japanese national named Kumano in 2012.[1] Over 10,000 visitors per week visit the monastery.[3]
See also
References
- "Devotees flock to 'Japan Pagoda' in Yangon". Thai PBS. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- "Hunting and hoarding treasure". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- "Famous Japan Pagoda outside Yangon". Yangon Life. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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