Myanmar 9 Bagan Sinmyarshin Temple, Shwe Sandaw pagoda

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Minglaba
Myanmar!
Sinmyarshin Temple
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Sinmyarshin Temple
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From left Pa Tha Da Pagoda, Sinmyarshin Temple,.
Yadana Man Aung pagoda
Sinmyarshin Temple is a two-storey building
consisting of an entrance hall and the main hall
on the lower level. The main hall has two Buddha
images, each facing east and west. On the upper
level are four sitting Buddha images facing
North, East, South and West.
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Yadana Man Aung pagoda, Sinmyarshin Temple, Pa
Tha Da Pagoda,
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Sinmyarshin Temple
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There are beautiful stuccos carvings of lotus
which can be rarely seen in the Bagan
architectures. On the inner walls of the hall are
mural paintings. But only 50 of the original
paintings can be seen now.
Pa Tha Da Pagoda
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Pa Tha Da Pagoda
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A mudra in Buddhist iconography is a body posture
or gesture with special meaning. The earth
witness mudra is also called the Bhumi-sparsha
("gesture of touching the earth") mudra. The
"earth witness" Buddha is one of the most common
iconic images of Buddhism. It depicts the Buddha
sitting in meditation with his left hand, palm
upright, in his lap, and his right hand touching
the earth. This represents the moment of the
Buddha's enlightenment.
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Just before the historical Buddha, Siddhartha
Gautama, realized enlightenment, it is said the
demon Mara attacked him with armies of monsters
to frighten Siddhartha from his seat under the
bodhi tree. But the about-to-be Buddha did not
move. Then Mara claimed the seat of enlightenment
for himself, saying his spiritual accomplishments
were greater than Siddhartha's. Mara's monstrous
soldiers cried out together, "I am his witness!"
Mara challenged Siddhartha--who will speak for
you?
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Then Siddhartha reached out his right hand to
touch the earth, and the earth itself roared, "I
bear you witness!" Mara disappeared. And as the
morning star rose in the sky, Siddhartha Gautama
realized enlightenment and became a Buddha.
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Bougainvillea (bunga kertas) Its botanical name
was given by French botanist Phillibert
Commerson, who is said to have observed and
described the flower during the circumnavigation
with voyager Louis Antoine Bougainville. Although
some have said the flower was actually first
spotted and recorded by Commersons girlfriend
Jeanne Baret Baret had disguised herself as a
man to join in the expedition as Commersons
botanist assistant, ship surgeon and became the
first woman (though under disguise) known to
circumnavigate the world. What an interesting
story. Perhaps jeanne baret would have been a
flower name with a more glamourous sheen
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Bougainvillea (also known as Bugambilia
(Mexico), Napoleón (Honduras), veranera,
trinitaria, Santa Rita, papelillo) is a genus of
flowering plants native to South America from
Brazil west to Perú and south to southern
Argentina (Chubut Province).
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Different authors accept between four and 18
species in the genus. Bougainvilleas are popular
ornamental plants in most areas with warm
climates. Plants, like humans, have travelled far
and wide, cross-bred and made a new home in a
foreign land.
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Shwe Sandaw pagoda
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Aye, our guide
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Shwe Sandaw Pagoda was built in A.D. 1057 by King
Anawrahta. There are image houses at four sides.
In them are hard stone images of Buddha in the
posture of Jhana mudra (state of intense
concentration of mind). They are stone of
Anawrahta's time. Such like Buddha images were
made in the reign of Anawrahta. Hard stones were
used and the images were usually massive. On the
palms and soles of the images were incised night
petal lotus flowers. Below these images are stone
slabs with grooves to let water go out. It is
therefore assumed that lustral water was poured
on these images
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Shwe-San-Daw Temple is also known as the
sunset temple, where foreign and local tourists
gather here every evening to witness the
wonderful Bagan sunset.
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The Shinbinthalyaung temple is located on the
west of the Shwesandaw pagoda. It houses an
18-metre-long reclining Buddha Image of the 11th
century.
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The Shinbinthalyaung temple
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The Shinbinthalyaung temple
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