Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre
Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre is a Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, West Yangon District. Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Phal Yin Damaryone, as well as near Maharsi San kyung taw.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Theravada
- Address: Yangon, 11201
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Paya Chaukhtatgyi.
Shwedagon Paya
Buddhist temple
Paya Chaukhtatgyi
Buddhist temple
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Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is the most well-known Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar. It houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country. Paya Chaukhtatgyi is situated 2,500 feet east of Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre.
Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Burma, located off Shwegondine Road. A distinct five-tiered pagoda houses the original 20.5-foot high Buddha image was donated by Prince Minyedeippa in 1558. Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yangon and Tamwe Township.
Yangon
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Yangon, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005.
Tamwe Township
Suburb
Tamwe Township is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, Bahan Township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south.
Yankin Township
Suburb
Photo: U Zaw Naing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yankin Township is located in the north-central part of Yangon. The township comprises 15 wards, and shares borders with Mayangon township in the north, Thingangyun township and South Okkalapa township in the east, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the west, and Tamwe township in the south. Yankin Township is situated 1½ miles north of Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre.
Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Bahan Township, West Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
16.81389° or 16° 48′ 50″ northLongitude
96.15697° or 96° 9′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7M8RR574+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4476533713OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=theravada
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In Other Languages
“Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha aka Mahasi Meditation Centre” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “မဟာစည်သာသနရိပ်သာ”
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