The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား; MLCTS: shwe ti. gon bhu. ra:, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်ဒဂုၚ်), officially named Shwedagon Zedi...

by order of King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu, and presented to the Shwedagon Pagoda of Dagon (today's Yangon, Myanmar). In 1484, King Dhammazedi's...

established near the older Mon town of Dagon and preexisting stupas of Shwedagon, Sule and Botataung were located outside the city walls. The city had...

Former US President Barack Obama poses barefoot on the grounds of Shwedagon Pagoda, one of Myanmar's major Buddhist pilgrimage sites...

reputed to be over 2,000 years old. The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda. Yangon suffers...

down on them on 26 September 2007, with reports of barricades at the Shwedagon Pagoda and monks killed. There were also rumours of disagreement within...

Cast in 1484 by King Dhammazedi of Mon, this bell was located at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). The bell was said to be...

Yaypyar Golf Course, and a gem museum. Similar in size and shape to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Uppatasanti Pagoda was completed in 2009. This new pagoda...

world. A Jain stupa was excavated at Mathura in the 19th century. The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, is one of the largest stupas in the world....

Lake on U Wisara Road, and is located several metres southwest of the Shwedagon Pagoda. The statue was erected on August 1, 1943. Zoellner Online Archived...

who died in 1900. Her remains were interred in the southern section of Shwedagon Pagoda in modern-day Yangon. Shah, Sudha (2012-06-14). The King In Exile :...

ခြင်္သေ့ MLCTS: hkrangse. ALA-LC: khraṅse′ BGN/PCGN: chinthe / chinthayt Shwedagon, Symbol of Strength and Serenity. Yangon, Burma: Yangon City Development...

5 am. Zafar was buried at 4 pm near the Shwedagon Pagoda at 6 Ziwaka Road, near the intersection with Shwedagon Pagoda road, Yangon. The shrine of Bahadur...

An image of the Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda is draped with saffron-coloured fabric robes decorated with embroidered lotuses....

the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. In the Mon language, the word 'kyaik'...

preserving the practice of Vipassana. The shape of the pagoda is a copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda (Golden Pagoda) in Yangon, Myanmar. It was built combining ancient...

the Burmese military. The complex is located near Shwedagon Pagoda, at the intersection of Shwedagon Pagoda Road and U Wisara Roads. Y Complex will encompass...

Hsinbyushin of Burma was residing at Yangon to raise an umbrella crown of the Shwedagon Pagoda for celebration, a Burmese nobleman informed him of a Siamese-skilled...

called a Burmese sphinx. Notably, Manussiha is the symbol in the seal of Shwedagon Pagoda and the patch badge of Shwe Dagon Pagoda Security. Manussīha(မနုဿီဟ)...

pagoda houses a Buddha tooth relic. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres (325 ft) tall. Construction of Uppatasanti...

trucks at Shwedagon Pagoda, the assembly point for monks leading the protests. Witnesses said 5,000 monks and laypeople marched into the Shwedagon. Civilians...

statue of her is often mistakenly called the "Big Buddha"), and Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda. Statues of Guanyin are a widely depicted subject of Asian art...

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statue, Shanyuan Temple, Liaoning Province, China. Burmese style Buddha, Shwedagon pagoda, Yangon. Large Gautama Buddha statue in Buddha Park of Ravangla...

stupas. The four most important Burmese Buddhist pilgrimage sites are Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Mahamuni Buddha in Mandalay, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Mon...

Pathommachedi the highest pagoda or stupa in Thailand Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Shwedagon Pagoda, a 98-metre (322 ft) gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon...

to Dagon where she could lead a life of religious devotion next to the Shwedagon pagoda. Shin Sawbu chose a monk to succeed her on the throne of Pegu....

to some of the most prominent places of the city, including the great Shwedagon Pagoda, the Maha Wizaya Pagoda, the National Museum, the National Theatre...

Zawgyi statue at Shwedagon Pagoda...

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