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One of the most famous temples is the Buddha Dhatu Jadi. It is an amazingly decorative temple on the hill top. The Golden Temple with golden bell set on a dragon statue along with the second biggest Buddhist statue of Bangladesh. The local people called the Golden Temple as ‘Kyang’. The Buddha's dhatu (relic), which is enshrined in the temple, was a gift given to Ven. U Pannya Jota Mahathera in 1994 by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee of Myanmar. The Dhatu of Golden Temple has been believed to provide peace and contentment for mankind.

During his university life, he has led several organizations in promoting education among the students. He has joined many organizations and worked for the promotion of indigenous cultural heritage. He used to sing traditional songs at functions and many popular Marma songs like “Sangrai ma” were composed by him. He also formed a music band named The Royal Artists Group (Bengali: দি রয়েল শিল্পীগোষ্ঠী ). After his graduation, he served Bangladesh Government as a Judge and Magistrate for about 8 years. As a Judge, he has worked for the justice and peace of the society. At the second time of ordination he took with him a strong determination to become Buddhist monk forever. He resigned from the job and became a Buddhist monk in 1990 at Ching Mrong Bihara. From that day he became known as U Pannya Jota Mahathera. Since then, he has been working tirelessly for Buddha sasana.

Ven. U Pannya Jota Mahathera (Burmese: ဦးပညာဇောတမဟာထေရ်, Bengali: উ পঞ্ঞা জোত মহাথের ), locally known as Guru Bhante (December 22, 1955 – April 13, 2020) was a Bangladeshi Theravada monk. He was born in the Royal Bohmong family at Bandarban, Bangladesh. He previously served the government of Bangladesh as a judge and magistrate for about eight years; then he became a Buddhist monk.

U Pannya Jota (Birth name: U Saw Hla, Bengali: উচহ্লা ) was born in Bandarban, Bangladesh, on December 22, 1955. His father Hla Thowai Phru, his mother Aung Mri Ching, and his grandfather Kyaw Zaw Than was the late King of Royal Bohmong family. At the early of six or seven, he began to attend school in Bandarban and after his high school/college he was admitted to Dhaka University in the Law department.