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Myanmar
Yangon
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Botahtaung Pagoda
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The Botataung Pagoda (literally "1000 military
officers") is a famous pagoda located in downtown
Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The
pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same
time as was Shwedagon Pagodaaccording to local
belief, over 2500 years ago, and was known as
Kyaik-de-att in Mon language. The pagoda is
hollow within, and houses what is believed to be
a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.
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Considered one of the three major worship sites
in Yangon (the other two being Shwedagon and Sule
Pagoda), Botahtaung features quirky charms and
peculiarities.
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  Located on the bank of the Yangon River,
Botahtaung is a typical gilded dome that tapers
gradually to the top and is capped by a symbolic
fan-shape spire. Unlike many pagodas (known as
zedi in Myanmar), Botahtaung is hollow inside
allowing visitors to walk through to admire what
is considered the highlight of any pilgrimage a
glass case containing a sacred hair relic of the
Buddha
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There are eight shrines, one for each day of the
week (in the Burmese calendar, Wednesday is
divided into two parts), and most Burmese pray at
their day shrine when visiting a pagoda. If you
can figure out the day of the week when you were
born, light a candle, place some flowers, or pour
water over the shrine corresponding to that day.
Each shrine also has a beast associated with it.
Monday (Moon), Tiger, Direction East. The day
that one has born is the most important in daily
life in Myanmar. Every individual soul is being
named after the day that he or she has born. Thus
in Myanmar history there is no generation hand
down by the family name since Myanmar does not
carry family names. For example if you were born
on Monday and are named Maung Kyi Win, that
doesn't mean that your name is Maung and your
family name is Kyi Win, but it is simply because
that you were born on Monday of the week. Thus
your other family member may born different days
of the week and all will have different names in
possess.
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  The pagoda was completely destroyed on 8
November 1943 when the RAF, which was bombing the
nearby Yangon wharves, also hit the pagoda. The
pagoda was left in "blackened ruins" Rebuilding
of the pagoda started on the same day that the
country gained indepen-dence from the UK 4
January 1948.
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The new pagoda is of original design and in
height 131 ft. 8 inch (40.13200 m), on a base of
96 ft. x 96 ft. (29.26 meters x 29.26 meters)
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The main attraction is the stupa's hollow inside,
which has a mirrored maze-like walkway lined with
glass showcases containing many ancient relics
and artifacts that were sealed inside the earlier
pagoda
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covered bridge
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  There is a large pond with fish and turtles
feeding on popcorns, which is on sale
conveniently nearby. A covered bridge leads
visitors to a shrine of a few resident Nats
(guardian spirits) who cast their protective
sight over the temple grounds.
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The Nats, who form an important part of most
religious monuments in Myanmar, can allegedly
grant wishes and fulfil dreams. Nats are said to
be fond of young coconuts and bananas. Offerings
in the form of money are widely practiced.
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Bo Bo Gyi (lit. "great grandfather")
traditionally refers to the name of a guardian
spirit (called nat) unique to each Burmese
Buddhist temple or pagoda
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Bo Bo Gyi is typically depicted as a nearly
life-sized elderly man, dressed in a curved cap
and sometimes carrying a cane, to signify old
age. Offerings of scarves and paso (longyis worn
by males are called paso) are common by
worshipers.
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Internet All  copyrights  belong to their
 respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2013
Sound Saung Zaw Win Maung- Thet-Wai (the
sharet of one's life)