Myanmar 25 Sagaing Soon U Ponya Shin Paya

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Myanmar
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Sagaing
Soon U Ponya Shin Paya
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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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This pagoda has the best view of Sagaing Hill and
other pagodas in the surrounding area of Sagaing
Hill
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This early offering shrine is the most
important of the temples on Sagaing Hills
Southern Crown and the first youll come to on
climbing the southern stairway. Legends claim
that the structure magically appeared overnight,
built by the kings faithful minister Ponya in a
superhuman flurry of activity inspired by a
magical Buddha relic that hed found in a
betel-nut box
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Its central 97ft-high gilded stupa was originally
built in 1312. The myth fancifully claims that
Ponya himself was of supernatural parentage, his
father having flown to Sagaing from the
Himalayas millennia before, arriving to a curious
communion with the Buddha, seven hermits and a
flower-bearing orangutan. Burmese genealogy is
never boring
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Chinthes (lion-like creature) guard the entrances
of pagodas and temples
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To Buddhists the hare is a symbol of
self-sacrifice. Legend says this creature threw
itself into a fire in order to feed Buddha when
he was starving. As a reward, it was given a new
home in the moon
Rabbit donation opportunity
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The bronze frogs on wheels, like the bronze
rabbit (which were symbolic to that area) serve
as collection boxes
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Soon U Ponya Shin Paya was built on the Frog
Hill', the highest peak, in 1312 by a prime
minister
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The old hti (stupa pinnacle)
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the mosaic work is often a mixture of small
mirrors and stained glass or colored stones that
adorn the temples and pagodas
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