Hi, it's Sharon here. I believe everyone must be eager to find out more about the culture of Myanmar.
My friend, Eingyin, who is now back in Myanmar for the holidays just visited the 2,500 years old Shwedagon Pagoda. Many pagodas can be found in Myanmar and people go there for religious purposes. In fact, there are more than 4 million pagodas in the whole of Myanmar!
The Shwedagon Pagoda enshrines strands of Buddha's hair and other holy relics. Located west of the Royal Lake on the 114 -acre Singuttara Hill in Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred and impressive Buddhist site for the people of Myanmar. From a humble beginning of 8.2 meters, the Shwedagon Pagoda today stands close to 110 meters. Shwedagon Pagoda is covered with hundreds of gold plates and the top of the stupa is encrusted with 4531 diamonds; the largest of which is a 72 carat diamond.
My friend, Eingyin, who is now back in Myanmar for the holidays just visited the 2,500 years old Shwedagon Pagoda. Many pagodas can be found in Myanmar and people go there for religious purposes. In fact, there are more than 4 million pagodas in the whole of Myanmar!
The Shwedagon Pagoda enshrines strands of Buddha's hair and other holy relics. Located west of the Royal Lake on the 114 -acre Singuttara Hill in Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred and impressive Buddhist site for the people of Myanmar. From a humble beginning of 8.2 meters, the Shwedagon Pagoda today stands close to 110 meters. Shwedagon Pagoda is covered with hundreds of gold plates and the top of the stupa is encrusted with 4531 diamonds; the largest of which is a 72 carat diamond.
It is clearly one of the wonders
of the religious world. Shwedagon Pagoda represents the best in Myanmar
heritage – architecture, sculpture and arts. The Shwedagon Pagoda consists of hundreds of colorful temples, stupas and statues that reflect the architectural
era spanning almost a 2,500 years. Once inside this monumental work of art
and architecture, visitors can experience the importance of Buddhism to the lives of the Myanmar people.
The top part is all made of
necklaces, bracelets, earrings and gold Buda statues like the ones shown on the
pictures below:
Shwedagon
Pagoda is often crowded with people who do religious as well as community activities – the
bustling of devotees and monks washing the statues, offering flowers,
worshiping, and meditating.
Here is a video to show some sights of the Shwedagon Pagoda:
Isn't it beautiful?
Here is a video to show some sights of the Shwedagon Pagoda:
Isn't it beautiful?
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