Mandalay's Buddha StatuesGEO Reportage

53 min

Available until 11/05/2025

10/03/2018

In Myanmar the veneration of the Buddha is a popular practice which takes many forms. In the second city of Mandalay, craftspeople make thousands of statues of Buddha in the local white marble to satisfy the demand coming from temples and monasteries throughout Asia.

Director

Martin Schacht

Country

Germany

Year

2017

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