Theravada Buddhism

Buddha Dhatu Jadi

Bandarban, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Buddha Dhatu Jadi is a temple of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 22.22273, 92.19749. Attributes: built, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Theravada Buddhism. Associated figure: Buddha. The Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Bengali: বুদ্ধ ধাতু জাদি; Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဓာတုစေတီ also known as the Bandarban Golden Temple) is located close to Balaghata town, in Bandarban City, in Bangladesh. Dhatu are the material remains of a holy person, and in this temple the relics belong to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada Buddhist temple in Bangladesh and has the second-largest Buddha statue in the country. The Bandarban Golden Temple belongs to the Theravada Buddhism order, which is practiced by the Marma indigenous people, a dominant ethnic group of Bandarban. It was built in 2000 in Arakanese architecture, an adoption of the South East Asia style. Located in বান্দরবান, চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ, বাংলাদেশ.