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Shwethalyaung

statue, Pegu, Myanmar
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Pegu: Shwethalyaung
Pegu: Shwethalyaung The Shwethalyaung, a colossal reclining statue of Buddha, in Pegu, Myan.

The Shwethalyaung is a colossal reclining statue of Buddha located in Pegu, Myanmar. It is 181 feet (55 meters) long and is considered one of the most lifelike reclining Buddha figures. The statue was reputedly built in 994 but was lost when Pegu was destroyed in 1757. It was rediscovered in 1881 under a growth of jungle. Pegu itself was a historical capital city of the Mon kingdom and is surrounded by the ruins of its old wall and moat.1

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