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    The Mingun Bell (မင်းကွန်းခေါင်းလောင်းတော်ကြီး [mɪ́ɰ̃ɡʊ́ɰ̃ kʰáʊɰ̃láʊɰ̃ dɔ̀ dʑí]) is a bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is located approximately...
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    in Mingun River Irrawaddy at Mingun Mingun pagoda Mingun view Mingun Pagoda Mingun Bell The Settawya Pagoda in Mingun. Bodawpaya Mingun Bell "Mingun and...
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  • destroyed): Tsar Bell (Moscow, Russia) Mingun Bell (Mingun, Myanmar) Bell Tower, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (Moscow, Russia) Chion-in Temple Bell (Kyoto, Japan)...
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    The Mingun Pahtodawgyi (မင်းကွန်းပုထိုးတော်ကြီး, IPA: [mɪ́ɰ̃ɡʊ́ɰ̃ patʰóu dɔ̀ dʑí]) is an incomplete monument stupa in Mingun, approximately 10 kilometres...
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    The Great Mingun Bell is the largest functioning bell. It is located in Mingun, Burma, and weighs 90 tonnes (100 tons). The Gotenba Bell is the largest...
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    A standing bell or resting bell is an inverted bell, supported from below with the rim uppermost. Such bells are normally bowl-shaped, and exist in a...
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    The Japanese Peace Bell is a bell donated to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City via the United Nations Association of Japan in June 1954...
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    ton bell dedicated to the stupa called the Mingun Bell, cast between 1808 and 1810. It was the largest ringing bell in the world, when the larger bell in...
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    A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking...
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    Mandalay Hill Chinthe of So Hla Waing in Bagan, Myanmar Chinthe atop the Mingun Bell During the Second World War, the British Brigadier Orde Wingate was given...
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    church bells in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, all of which are mounted in the two main bell towers. Notre-Dame used to have other smaller bells in...
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    The World Peace Bell Association (WPBA) is a Japanese organisation which attempts to raise awareness of the World peace movement by casting and installing...
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    Bonshō (category Bells (percussion))
    Bonshō (梵鐘, Buddhist bells), also known as tsurigane (釣り鐘, hanging bells) or ōgane (大鐘, great bells) are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout...
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    who was recognized as Myanmar's first female social worker and founder of Mingun Buddhist Home for the Aged. She was awarded the TPS (Taing Kyo Pyi Kyo Saung)...
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    The Liberty Bell Memorial Museum is located in Wells Park at 1601 Oak Street in Melbourne, Florida adjacent to Melbourne Military Memorial Park. The museum...
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  • Andrey Chokhov (category Russian bell makers)
    allegedly 8 December, Moscow) was a highly prominent Russian cannon and bell caster. He worked in Moscow at the Cannon Yard for more than 40 years, where...
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    incomplete Mingun Pahtodawgyi caused by the earthquake Nan Myint Tower slightly tilted due to ground effects from the tremor The Mingun Bell resting on...
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    Pieter and François Hemony (category Bell foundries)
    Champagne-Ardenne, France) into a family of bell founders who travelled throughout Europe to cast bells. It is likely that they relocated their business...
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  • heaviest bells Louver Maria Gloriosa Manchester Universities Guild of Change Ringers McShane Bell Foundry Meneely bell foundries Method ringing Mingun Bell Mini-ring...
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    remembered in history as the builder of the gigantic Mingun Pagoda, to which he dedicated a huge bell, which is the second largest in the world. His body...
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    Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0691117645. Sayadaw, Mingun (2008). "The Buddha's stay at the Seven Places". The Great Chronicle of...
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    Shwebo, Monywa, Ye U, Katha, Kale, Tamu, Mawlaik and Hkamti. Mingun with its famous bell is located near Sagaing but can be reached across the Ayeyarwady...
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    Vipassana Pagoda, the largest unsupported domed stone structure in the world Mingun Pahtodawgyi, a monumental uncompleted stupa began by King Bodawpaya in 1790...
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    In the 18th century, for example, King Bodawpaya attempted to build the Mingun Pagoda, in the form of spacious vaulted chambered temple but failed as craftsmen...
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    Method" or "Vipassanā School" approach to samatha and vipassanā developed by Mingun Sayadaw and U Nārada and popularized by Mahasi Sayadaw. Here samatha is...
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    Aung, Myo; H.Kraft. Upper Myanmar Mandalay Pyin Oo Lwin Sagaing Monywa Mingun Mogok Shwebo. Books on Asia. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9789749290859. Retrieved 2010-03-24...
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    In the 18th century, for example, King Bodawpaya attempted to build the Mingun Pagoda, in the form of spacious vaulted chambered temple but failed as craftsmen...
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  • Hans Mork, South African-Australian rugby league player (d. 1960) 1911 – Mingun Sayadaw, Burmese monk and scholar (d. 1993) 1911 – Henri Troyat, French...
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    during this period. Even highly respected figures like Mahasi Sayadaw and Mingun Sayadaw were targeted (since they had shown reluctance to work with the...
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  • Bon Nuit 2005 The Carbon Unit Liss Ard Imperial Brief 2004 Mikado Ecomium Mingun 2003 Napper Tandy Multazem Mkuzi 2002 Miss Honorine Sights On Gold Chartres...
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