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The 13.9 meter tall Nga Htat Gyi Buddha, erected in a 5-tiered building in Yangon's Bahan Township, is a type of Jambupati Buddha Image (fig.), that was built in 1901 AD.

 

This giant adorned Buddha is seated in the bhumisparsa pose and is wearing a golden crown and a salwe over the shoulders and chest (fig.).

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