Today in Myanmar » Pagoda http://www.myanmar2day.com Myanmar Life, Culture, Custom, Travel, Information Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Inle Phaungdawoo Pagoda http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/10/inle-phaungdawoo-pagoda/ http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/10/inle-phaungdawoo-pagoda/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:31:03 +0000 Bamarlay http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=2116 Phaungdawoo Pagoda stands in front of the main boat landing in Ywama. This Pagoda in Ywama is famous among locals as well as tourists visiting Inle Lake. Considered the most sacred pagoda in the whole southern Shan State, Phaungdawoo Pagoda is the place of worship not only for local Inthas but also for other Shan people as well as Buddhists… Read [...]

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Located near the south stairway (Zaungdan) of Mandalay Hill is Kyauktawgyi Pagoda. The pagoda was the merit of the King Mindon who was also the builder of Mandalay. The construction of Kyauktawgyi Pagoda started in 1853 but could finish only in 1878, partly due to its massive size and partly to the palace rebellion of 1866.… Read [...]

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1. Tawagu Wish-Fulfilling Buddha, which is located in a niche behind the Eastern Stairway, on the upper platform. Only men are allowed into this upper platform but there is a television in the Eastern Devotion Hall where the… Read [...]

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