Botahtaung Pagoda

Botahtaung pagoda is very popular among locals and Thai people. A lot of business people come here to make their wish true at Botahtaung BoBoGyi and Sister Mya Nan Nwe which were believed to make their wish true if the people offered them with some offerings such as Golden Coconut, Banana , flowers, shawls, egg and milk. The spiritual beliefs are very strong here. You can see a lot of people queuing to wait their turn. This pagoda has a lot of good history that you can learn on information board stored next to the entrance. Browse it in the photos and you will see.

Botahtaung Pagoda is a famous landmark in Yangon, Myanmar. It's located near the Yangon River and is known for its unique hollow interior, which houses a sacred hair relic of Gautama Buddha. The pagoda was originally built over 2500 years ago by the Mon people and was rebuilt after being destroyed during World War Il. It's a beautiful and historic site, perfect for a visit if you're in Yangon. Have you had a chance to visit it yet, or are you planning to go there soon?

This temple is crowded with locals and tourists, firstly take off your shoes then deposit , pay for admission ticket 15000 kyats . Enter the sanctuary: first room -lord Buddha’s hair relics kept in the transparent orb decorating with jewelry then keep walking to the left till pass to the exit where the same as entrance. Then go to pray for your wish at Nat bobogyi shrine . Go to the other side of pagoda, to pray at Golden Buddha’s monastery, which this sacred statue returned back to myanmar after decades in overseas.

It is a nat that protects the hair relic in Botahtaung Pagoda. It is one of the royal nats that Burmese people highly respect. It is a god that can give wishes to people who come to pray to it and almost every wish comes true, whether it is about money, work, business, love, luck, especially money. It has strong charisma and can enhance your life to be smooth in every aspect. You must worship it with flowers, fruits such as young coconuts and bananas. The steps to pray are to put 2 banknotes in his hand, then pray and take 1 banknote back to keep. Finally, touch your forehead to his index finger to make your wish come true faster. As for praying to the god can give wishes, there is a secret: you must only ask for one wish to use as power for offerings. You must never change your mind. Foreigners entrance fee: 15,000 Kyat/person.

One of the place you have to visit, while you visiting Myanmar 🇲🇲 . Beauty Temple with stunning decoration and also Buddha relic. For foreigner you have to pay 15,000 mmk, personally worth it.

The Botahtaung Pagoda, located near the Yangon River in Myanmar’s largest city, is one of the country’s most important religious and historical landmarks. Dating back over 2,500 years, it is renowned for both its legendary origins and its resilience through multiple reconstructions due to war and natural disasters.The Botahtaung Pagoda is traditionally believed to have been originally built by King Baw Lukan in the 5th century BCE to enshrine a sacred relic of the Buddha — a strand of his hair. According to Burmese legend, the relic was brought from India by a Brahmin priest who sailed across the Bay of Bengal with a divine compass to guide the ship. The name Botahtaung is derived from two Burmese words: “Bota,” meaning “thousand,” and “Htaung,” meaning “army” or “military.” This refers to the thousand soldiers tasked with guarding the sacred relic, symbolizing both the spiritual and military significance of the site. Over the centuries, the pagoda was a central site for Buddhist worship and pilgrimage, its religious and cultural importance growing with each passing generation. It became one of the key symbols of Yangon, especially for the local community, who came to revere the pagoda not just as a relic of the Buddha but as a symbol of Burmese identity and spirituality.

It is a place where you can learn about some of the religious beliefs in Myanmar. Myanmar is a melting pot of many ethnic groups, customs, and cultures. At Botahtaung Pagoda, visitors can learn about the belief in deity worship, Theravada religious beliefs, the ancient cultural artifacts enshrined in the pagoda, and the character of the Burmese people.

According to a legend of Shwedagon Pagoda, the Gautama Buddha's hair relics were given to two Mon merchants who later gave them to the King of Yangon, wanting the relics to be properly enshrined in a pagoda. Bo Bo Gyi, as an avatar of Indra, came down to earth and pointed his finger to the proper location where that pagoda should be built, which is where the Shwedagon Pagoda is. Hence, he is popularly depicted as a figure pointing his finger as a reference to this legend. Bo Bo Gyi is highly respected amongst Thai people as thep than chai (Thai: เทพทันใจ; the deity [who may grant your wish] immediately). Many believe that praying to, wishing to, and having their forehead touched by the deity's pointing finger of the thep than chai, especially at Botataung Pagoda in Yangon, will bring them luck