The Myanmar’s Largest Buddha Image Woven from Bamboo Strips to Be Gilded The Myanmar’s largest Buddha image woven from strips of bamboo in Thahton of Mon State, which has recently completed, will be gilded during upcoming Thadingyut month (September), according to the preservation board of the Buddha image. It has, it is learnt, taken five Shan nationalities from Inlay of Southern Shan State one year and two months to have woven this Myanmar’s largest Buddha image, which is 31′ and 6″ in height from the strips of bamboo. “Weaving the Buddha image from the strips of bamboo is now complete. We’re gilding it soon. We’ve for the time being suspended it because of rainy season. It has taken five people coming from Inlay of Shan State over one year to achieve it. A couple kinds of bamboo such as Wayar and Wanet have been used for it. Ten people have evenly split bamboo into thin strips. That’s why a man of doing so has got a handful of bamboo strips a day. We’ll gild the...
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