Myanmar 24 Sagaing Kaungmudaw Pagoda (1)

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Myanmar
Sagaing
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Kaungmudaw Pagoda
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Around 1315 AD, Sagain has been a capital of an
independent Shan Kingdom after the fall of Bagan.
But it period was short, Thado Minbya (the
founder's grandson, in 1364), moved his capital
across the river to Inwa. Today, Saggaing is
regarded as an important religious place with
numerous temples, monasteries and nunneries for
monks, rest houses for nuns and laymen. Most of
local Buddhism visit Sagaing for the purpose of
religious retreat and meditation.
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Sagaing. The Yadanabon Bridge spans the Irrawaddy
River (Ayeyarwady River) in the Mandalay suburb
connects with Sagaing City.
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The Kaunghmudaw Pagoda is a large pagoda on the
north western outskirts of Sagaing. Modeled
after the Ruwanwelisaya pagoda of Sri Lanka, the
Kaunghmudaw is known for its egg-shaped design,
which stands out among more traditional-style,
pyramid-shaped Burmese pagodas
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The stupa's formal name Yaza Mani Sula signifies
the enshrinement of Buddhist relics inside its
relic chamber. But it is commonly known by its
popular name, Kaunghmudaw (lit. "Royal
Merit-Making"). It is an important pilgrimage and
tourist destination in the Sagaing area
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Construction began during the reign of King
Thalun on 25 April 1636 (Friday, 8th waning of
Kason 998 ME). The pagoda was completed 12 years
later on 12 May 1648 towards the end of Thalun's
reign
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One of the most interesting of the many art forms
I came across in Myanmar was the mosaic work,
which is often a mixture of small mirrors and
stained glass or coloured stones that adorn the
temples and pagodas throughout the country. The
artform is mainly decorative and abstract, and
only rarely is there any attempt at figurative
work
Pillar, detail
Ceilling, detail
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Pillar, detail
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According to local lore, the relic chamber of the
pagoda contains the lower left tooth relic of the
Buddha, 11 hair relics, an alms bowl, statues,
pagodas and other relics
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The lowest terrace of the pagoda is decorated
with 120 nats and devas. The nats are spirits
worshipped in Burma (or Myanmar) in conjunction
with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37
Great Nats and all the rest (i.e., spirits of
trees, water, etc.). Almost all of the 37 Great
Nats were human beings who met violent deaths
(lit. "green death"). They may thus also be
called nat sein (lit. green spirits)
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The Kaunghmudaw Pagoda is ringed by 802 stone
lanterns, carved with inscriptions of Buddha's
life in three languages Burmese, Mon and Shan
Yuan, representing the three main regions of
Restored Toungoo Kingdom
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The pagoda is 46 metres (151 ft) high and has a
circumference of 274 meters. The hti (umbrella or
crowning) of the pagoda is 7.92 metres (26.0 ft)
high and weighs 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb) (3440
viss)
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The pagoda differs from the traditional
Burmese-style pyramidal structures by having an
arched image chamber in the center of its base.
The chamber houses a massive seated 7.3 metres
(24 ft)-high Buddha statue, carved out of solid
white marble. The head of the Buddha statue alone
is about 2.4 meters in diameter. It is believed
that the dome was built later around the massive
statue
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Guava
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Thanaka
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Thanaka Pagoda market
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Thanaka
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The pagoda dome has been continuously painted
white to signify purity, in Ceylonese tradition
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The military government of Burma has initiated a
project to paint the dome with gold paint, which
has drawn criticism from locals and other Burmese
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