Built in 1957, it’s a Thai-style replica of the ancient stone pagoda that stands at the place where the Buddha is believed to have become enlightened at Bodh Gaya, India, some 2,500 years ago.
Rising to an impressive 56 metres high, the rectangular-based pagoda has four corners and a width that gets gradually narrower as it extends up to a bell-shaped chedi crown. Between the ornate golden trim, carved beige-stone panels depict scenes from the Jatakas, stories of the Buddha’s previous lives. The entire inside is one high-ceiling room awash in glittering golden pillars and a central shrine containing relics thought to have come from the Buddha himself.