Myanmar 34 Monywa Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung (2)

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Myanmar
Monywa
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Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung
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Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung (literally 'a thousand great
Bo trees') is a famous Buddhist region and
monastery located in Monywa Township, Myanmar. It
is famous for the Giant Standing Buddha statue,
the second largest in the world and for the
reclining Buddha, one of the largest in the
world.
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Naga is the Sanskrit and Pali word for a deity or
class of entity or being, taking the form of a
very great snake specifically the king cobra,
found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The
Nagas usually appear on finial, gable board,
arch, balustrade, along the tiers of temple
roof, and especially on skillfully carved stairs
leading to the main shrine
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Lay Kyun Sakkya Standing Buddha statue Built in
1995, the Laykyun Setkyar Buddha statue is 424
feet (129 m) high with thirty one floors
(referring to the 31 planes of existence). It is
the second largest Buddha statue in the world.
Construction of the statue was finished in 2008.
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In religious iconography, the Bodhi tree is
recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which
are usually prominently displayed. Bodhi trees
are planted in close proximity to every Buddhist
monastery
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The Bodhi Tree, also known as Bo and 'peepal
tree' in Nepal and Bhutan, was a large and very
old Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in
Bodh Gaya, India, under which Siddhartha Gautama,
the spiritual teacher later known as Gautama
Buddha, is said to have achieved enlightenment,
or Bodhi.
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The Burmese consider the Naga to be half animal
and half spirit and do not identify it with the
snake, with the result that, unlike the Southern
Indians, they set upon and kill snakes, including
cobras, whenever they find them
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The 31 storey image measures 116 meters high (129
meters including pedestal). It was completed in
2008. The image is hollow visitors can climb to
nearly the top. The ground floor exhibits a
number of Buddha images in several mudras.
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The stairs to the platform where the image is on
is guarded by two large white Chinthes,
mythological creatures resembling a lion
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Ayes longyi This traditional wraparound garment
is comfortable and practical for the hot climate
of tropical Southeast Asia. And each skirt
possesses the special, exotic beauty that the
Burmese people craft into even their most
ordinary objects
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On the walls of the images interior are murals
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The 108 Auspicious Symbols and Signs of the
Footprint of a Buddha Buddha is not a God nor a
Maker nor a representative of a Maker. Buddha is
just a human being, the noblest and the wisest of
all human beings. Ancient palmists and
astrologists believe that there are special
characteristics in the foot-print of such a great
noble wise man as Buddha.
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The ground floor exhibits a number of Buddha
images in several mudras.
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On the walls of the images interior are murals
depicting scenes from Buddhist hell and the
punishments received by those who stay there.
Some rather graphic scenes show the punishments
for every type of sin.
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Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung was founded by Ven Nãrada on
the 5th May, 1960. The site is led by a chief
abbot known as a sayadaw. The founding abbot,
Ven. Narada, died in Mandalay on 22 November
2006.
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Myanmar is a rural and agrarian country, with
traditions and customs deeply rooted
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By tradition every Myanmar household places small
jars of Eugenia leaves and flowers in front of
their houses to welcome Thagya Min or King Of The
Celestial Beings who come to visit the abode of
humans annually. Also when they have special
wishes to be attained, they offer the Eugenia
leaves to Buddha, in order to obtain their
wishes. In order to gain attention from the
Nats, Eugenia leaves together with incenses,
flowers, rice, coconut, banana, etc, are offered
to the Nats.
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Adenium  obesum  (Desert  Rose)  Common  names
include  Sabi  star, kudu,  mock  azalea 
and impala lily Adenium  obesum  is  a 
species  of  flowering plant native  to  the 
Sahel regions,  south  of  the  Sahara  (from 
Mauritania and  Senegal  to  Sudan),
and tropical and  Subtropical eastern
and southern Africa and  Arabia.
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Nagayon Paya (Buddha sheltered by the Naga's
hood)
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The legend of Mucalinda (Muchalinda) is
prominently featured in Aldous Huxley's novel
Island where it functions as a metaphor of
communion between humans and nature, in
opposition to the hostile/cautious view of snakes
in the Western culture
Among the notable nagas of Buddhist tradition is
Mucalinda, protector of the Buddha. In the Vinaya
Sutra (I, 3) the Buddha shortly after his
enlightenment is meditating in a forest when a
great storm arises, but graciously Naga King
Mucalinda gives shelter to the Buddha from the
storm by covering the Buddha's head with his 7
snake heads. Then the king takes the form of a
young Brahmin and renders the Buddha homage
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The walkway to the pagoda is filled with little
shops that sell all the local fare.
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