Myanmar 11 Bagan Gubyaukgyi Mynkaba village temple

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Minglaba
Myanmar!
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Gubyaukgyi Mynkaba village
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Gubyaukgyi temple was built in early 12th century
in an Indian style. The monument consists of a
large shrine room attached to a smaller
antechamber. The temple is typical of the Mon
style in that the interior is dimly lit by
perforated rather than open windows The fine
stuccowork on its exterior walls is in
particularly good condition.
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Gu meaning "cave" in Myanmar. This Mon-style
temple was built by Prince Rajakumar, the only
son of King Kyansitta, in 1113.
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It was not in fact until the king was in old age
that came to know of Rajakumars existence. The
boys mother had left the court while pregnant
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She had been given a valuable ring by the king on
understanding that, if the baby was a boy, she
should return to the court with her son and the
ring, but if the baby was a girl, she should sell
the ring.
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Many years later Rajakumar returned with the
ring. His fathers delight at the discovery of a
son was tempered by the awkward fact that he had
meanwhile promised the throne to his daughters
son, Alaungsithu.
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Instead, the king gave Rajakumar some land.
Rajakumar was a pious man and, on her fathers
death, he sold the land and built the temple.
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Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus
is a genus in the cactus family
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The most commonly culinary species is the Indian
Fig Opuntia (O. ficus-indica). Most culinary uses
of the term "prickly pear" refer to this species.
Prickly pears are also known as "tuna", "nopal"
or nopales. The fruit of prickly pears, commonly
called cactus fruit, cactus fig, Indian fig or
tuna in Spanish, is edible, although it has to be
peeled carefully to remove the small spines on
the outer skin before consumption. The young stem
segments, usually called nopales, are also edible
in most species of Opuntia. They are commonly
used in Mexican cuisine in dishes such as huevos
con nopales (eggs with nopal), or tacos de
nopales.
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Frangipani (Plumeria acutifolia) is called Tayoke
Saga in Burmese
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What accounts for this temple is the best
preserved paintings inside, which are thought to
date from the original construction of the temple
and to be the oldest remaining in Bagan.
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Bougainvillea. The flower is called Sakhu Pan
(Paper Flower).
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Gubyaukgyi has some of the most spectacular wall
paintings in Bagan. Every inch of wall space, as
well as the ceilings, is covered. If you visit on
your own that a torch is a necessity to explore
the paintings under low light conditions.
Photography was not allowed inside.
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The earth witness mudra is also called the
Bhumisparsha ("gesture of touching the earth")
mudra.
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Stone slab inscribed with the sacred Buddhist
text of the Tripitaka
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The Naga tradition in Buddhism began with an
episode in the life of the Buddha. After
attaining Buddhahood, the Buddha spent seven
weeks in continuous meditation in the vicinity of
the Bodhi Tree, and the sixth of the seven weeks
was spent on the shore of the Mucalinda Lake, a
few yards away from the Tree there blew a great
storm, and the Naga king, who lived in a tree
nearby, sheltered the Buddha by winding his coils
seven times round the meditating Buddha's body
and holding his hood over the Buddha's head. The
depiction of the meditating Buddha protected by
the coils of the Naga king later became a popular
motif in Buddhist art and sculpture. Up to the
present day the Naga is the most popular motif in
Burmese art, both religious and secular.
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• Visiting temples
• Respect the Buddha Statues
• Never touch, sit near, or climb on a Buddha
  statue or the raised platform. Get permission
  before taking photographs and never do so during
  worship. When exiting, back away from the Buddha
  before turning your back.
• Don't Point
• Pointing at things or people around the temple is
  considered extremely rude. To indicate something,
  use your right hand with the palm facing upwards.
  When sitting, never point your feet at a person
  or image of Buddha.

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Visiting temples Eating Monks do not eat after
noon be mindful about eating or snacking around
them. Body Language If a monk is sitting, show
respect by sitting before starting a
conversation. Avoid sitting higher than a monk if
you can help it. Never point your feet at any
Buddhist while sitting. Right Hand Only Only
use your right hand when giving or receiving
something from a monk.
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Visiting temples Advice for Women A woman
should never touch or hand a monk something. Even
accidentally brushing against their robes
requires that they fast and perform a cleansing
ritual. Food or donations must be passed to a man
first and then on to the monk - even the monk's
own mother must follow this rule!
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Visiting temples While certainly not expected,
these gestures will show that you took the time
to research Buddhist customs before your
visit. Enter the shrine with your left foot
first, and exit by leading with your right foot.
This gesture symbolically represents a whole.
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Visiting temples The traditional greeting for a
monk is to place the hands together in a
prayer-like gesture and give a slight bow. Known
as the wai in Thailand or the som pas in
Cambodia, the hands are held higher than usual
(near the forehead) to show more respect to monks.
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Nerium oleander is a beautiful but highly toxic
flower. Nerium indicum nwèý-tha-ki,
Tayok-hnin-si. Literary meaning of
"Tayoke-hnin-si" is "Chinese rose."
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Moringa oleifera Drum stick tree
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Moringa oleifera Drum stick tree
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Moringa oleifera Drum stick tree The health
benefits of drumstick (Dandalonbin, Dandalun-bin,
Dandalun, Daintha) are many and almost all parts
of the drumstick tree have nutritional and
medicinal value. Its leaves, pods and flowers are
packed with nutrients important to both humans
and animals
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Moringa oleifera Drum stick tree Burmese
drumstick sour soup (Dunt-dalun chin-yei) The
root bark and bark of Moringa are used for poor
circulation, to increase appetite and stimulate
digestive system and also taken as a tonic.
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Fresh Drumstick greens. Moringa oleifera Drum
stick tree Its tender leaves and twigs can be
harvested from a well-established, 1.5 to 2
meters height plant. Leaves are an excellent
source of protein that can be rarely found in any
other herbs and green leafy vegetables. 100 g of
fresh raw leaves provide 9.8 g of protein or
about 17.5 of daily-required levels. Dry,
powdered leaves indeed are a much-concentrated
source of many quality amino acids
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Moringa oleifera Drum stick tree Drumstick
Greens Rice
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