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.

[9] The ethnic population of the town belongs mostly to Marma, an indigenous group of the Chittagong hill region on the eastern end of the country.

They are of Arakanese descent and Buddhists by religion, and are the second-largest indigenous group in the hill districts of Bangladesh.

U Pannya Jota Mahathera in 1994 by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee of Myanmar.

[10] Approached by an elegant stairway, the impressive temple built on the hill top is decorated with exquisite sculptural images.

The temple now forms a part of the Tourism Development Project of the 'Buddhist Circuit Tour' that is sponsored by the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation.