Aung Zabu Forest Monastery | |
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အောင်ဇမ္ဗူတောရဓမ္မရိပ်သာ | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Burma |
Geographic coordinates | 17°04′40″N 96°05′01″E / 17.0778288969°N 96.0835091118°E |
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).
The monastery was opened c. 2012, using the name of a prominent Buddhist retreat centre in Mawlamyine. [1] The monastery is known for a collection of 301 historic Buddha images from the Pagan, Pinnya, Ava, Toungoo, Nyaungyan, Tagaung and Konbaung eras, although the authenticity of these images has not been verified. [1] [2] [3] The images were donated by a Japanese national named Kumano in 2012. [2] Over 10,000 visitors per week visit the monastery. [4]
The monastery has been mired in controversy, criticised for being more a business venture, rather than a religious centre. [1] The monastery grounds now include a shopping arcade, a small zoo, and other attractions. [1] In 2023, the monastery's abbot Paṇḍavaṃsa sparked additional controversy after hosting a lavish 60th birthday celebration at Lotte Hotel in Yangon. [1] He also opened a library, which purportedly doubles as a luxury residence, in Pyin Oo Lwin. [1]
Aung Zabu Forest Monastery | |
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အောင်ဇမ္ဗူတောရဓမ္မရိပ်သာ | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Burma |
Geographic coordinates | 17°04′40″N 96°05′01″E / 17.0778288969°N 96.0835091118°E |
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).
The monastery was opened c. 2012, using the name of a prominent Buddhist retreat centre in Mawlamyine. [1] The monastery is known for a collection of 301 historic Buddha images from the Pagan, Pinnya, Ava, Toungoo, Nyaungyan, Tagaung and Konbaung eras, although the authenticity of these images has not been verified. [1] [2] [3] The images were donated by a Japanese national named Kumano in 2012. [2] Over 10,000 visitors per week visit the monastery. [4]
The monastery has been mired in controversy, criticised for being more a business venture, rather than a religious centre. [1] The monastery grounds now include a shopping arcade, a small zoo, and other attractions. [1] In 2023, the monastery's abbot Paṇḍavaṃsa sparked additional controversy after hosting a lavish 60th birthday celebration at Lotte Hotel in Yangon. [1] He also opened a library, which purportedly doubles as a luxury residence, in Pyin Oo Lwin. [1]