Myanmar 67 Yangon Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda

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Myanmar
Yangon
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Reclining Buddha
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Chauk Htat Gyi Reclining Buddha One of Myanmars
more revered reclining Buddhas. It is housed in a
large metal-roofed shed, only a short distance,
located north east of the Shwedagon Pagoda
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Monasteries in the vicinity of the pagoda
accommodate over six hundred monks who study
Buddhist Scriptures from senior and qualified
monks. The entire cost of maintenance comes from
donations.
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The Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda is famous for its huge
reclining Buddha, built in 1966 replacing the old
image built in 1907 by Sir Hpo Thar which
suffered damage due to climate over the years.
The reclining Buddha measures 65 meters in length
and 16 meters high. The soles of the feet contain
108 segments in red and gold colors that show
images representing the 108 lakshanas or
auspicious characteristics of the Buddha
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Hence it is generally referred to as the
six-tiered pagodas
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The heavy cost of this construction was entirely
donated by the people. The image is larger than
the image of the Reclining Buddha at Shwe Thar
Hlyaung Pagoda in Bago
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Buddhist people pay their respect to the
Reclining Buddha burning incense sticks and
offering flowers. Around the Chauk Htat Gyi
Buddha image is a number of shrines, one for each
of the eight days of the week in Asian astrology
(Wednesday is split in two days).
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Local people pray to the shrine belonging to the
day of their birth.
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The original image was completed in 1907. When
after many decades the Chauk Htat Gyi image was
in a bad state of repair, a devout Buddhist
decided to restore it. During renovations in 1966
about 5 meters were added to the image. The
renovation was paid for entirely with donations
from Buddhists and foreign tourists. The names of
the contributors are inscribed on the beams of
the building.
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Just across the street from the Chauk Htat Gyi
Pagoda is another temple, the Ngar Htat Gyi
Pagoda that contains another huge Buddha image, a
seated one.
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Hence Ngar-Htat-Kyi Pagoda means the pagoda with
five-layered roof. The abbot's monastery in close
proximity of the pagoda is of fine Chinese design
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Most Myanmar are Buddhist of the Theravada
stream. Central to their religious beliefs is
karma, the concept that good begets good and evil
begets evils.
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A huge image of seated Buddha is housed in a
pavilion of iron structure with a five-tiered CGI
roof.
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Ngar Htat Kyi (or) the five tiered Buddha Image
is a sitting Buddha image.
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huge Buddha image, a seated one, wearing a golden
robe
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This Buddha image is different from other images
in the style of using Magite (armours) around the
image
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While here, also have a look at the clever
artwork of the Buddha in three-dimensional form
followed by a long line of disciples, which
starts as a few sculptures and slowly changes and
blends into the painting behind. Images together
with the paintings at the back to give the look
of Buddha with the long chain of his disciples
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The Naga
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Ngar Htat Gyi Pagoda is located on Shwe Gon Taing
Road, Tamwe Township, just across the Chauk Htat
Kyi Pagoda.
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