The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား; MLCTS: shwe ti. gon bhu. ra:, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; Mon: ကျာ်ဒဂုၚ်), officially named Shwedagon Zedi...
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Myanmar architecture (section Shwedagon Pagoda)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Former US President Barack Obama poses barefoot on the grounds of Shwedagon Pagoda, one of Myanmar's major Buddhist pilgrimage sites...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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An image of the Buddha at Shwedagon Pagoda is draped with saffron-coloured fabric robes decorated with embroidered lotuses....
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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 :...
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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...
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trucks at Shwedagon Pagoda, the assembly point for monks leading the protests. Witnesses said 5,000 monks and laypeople marched into the Shwedagon. Civilians...
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ခြင်္သေ့ MLCTS: hkrangse. ALA-LC: khraṅse′ BGN/PCGN: chinthe / chinthayt Shwedagon, Symbol of Strength and Serenity. Yangon, Burma: Yangon City Development...
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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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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...
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the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. In the Mon language, the word 'kyaik'...
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Hsinbyushin of Burma was residing at Yangon to raise an umbrella crown of The Shwedagon Pagoda for celebration, Burmese nobleman informed him of Siamese-skilled...
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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)...
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deity guardian of Popa mountain, and the yakshni deity guardian of the Shwedagon Pagoda. Apsara Fairy Houri Nariphon Nymph Salabhanjika Shitala Succubus...
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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...
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before the Shwedagon Pagoda during the time of the Buddha, making it more than 2,600 years old. Burmese legend states that the site for the Shwedagon Pagoda...
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Prabang Malaysia: Kek Lok Si, Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields Myanmar: Shwedagon Pagoda, Mahamuni Buddha Temple, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, Bagan, Sagaing Hill...
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Thaing Chinlone Lethwei Banshay Bando Monuments World Heritage Sites Shwedagon Pagoda Mandalay Palace Symbols Flag Coat of arms National anthem Organisations...
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stupas. The four most important Burmese Buddhist pilgrimage sites are Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Mahamuni Buddha in Mandalay, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda in Mon...
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on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-10-14. Thein, Cherry (14–20 July 2008). "Shwedagon Pagoda marks the start of Buddhist Lent this week". The Myanmar Times...
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Burmese musicians performing at the Shwedagon Pagoda in 1895...
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was buried in her husband's tomb in Yangon's Dagon Township near the Shwedagon Pagoda. The site later became known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah. The...
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