To go up to the Shwedagon Pagoda is conceivable by stairs, lift and elevator. There are 4 long stairways (zaungdans) secured with multi-tired rooftops (pyatthats) that are paving the way to the pagoda's primary stage. Every one has a fascinating story to tell; however the northern stairway's story is seemingly the most intriguing one of them. In 1852 Burmese warriors had wanted to surge up this stairway, assault the British and take the pagoda stage; yet they fizzled. The wooden structure that we can see from the Planetary Post for the Venus where we are standing is the structure of the northern stairway.
Situated on the left half of the path prompting it is the Sandawdwin Pagoda and on the correct side the Maha Bodhi Temple. The northern stairway was worked by Queen Shin Saw Bu in 1460. We are presently going somewhat nearer to the Maha Bodhi Temple with the goal that we can see the intriguing subtle elements.
This sanctuary is set on a square building and its plan is totally not quite the same as that of Burmese Buddhist sanctuaries. It is intended to be a smaller than normal copy of the Maha Bodhi Temple in Bodhgaya in any case, too bad, the level of similitude is moderately low as this is constrained to the general state of the structure. It is in any case an extremely fascinating and excellent structure and extremely worth being taken a gander at on account of the beautiful jatakas. Of these are 72 on the primary stupa and 56 on each of the little stupas put on the 4 corners of the sanctuary porch. The Maha Bodhi style sanctuary was worked by the in 1904 conceived well known Burmese author and distributer Daw Khin Lay Latt at some point around 1950. She was composing under her nom de plumes Dagon Khin Lay, Ko Lay and Yuwati Lay Ni.
A couple of steps more remote eastwards is the Kannaze Shrine additionally called Kannagi Shrine. It is the second structure toward the east from the Maha Bodhi style sanctuary and the Buddha statue the Kannaze sanctum is lodging is the Sutaungpya Buddha, which implies as much as 'The Buddha conceding the desire of the King'. As legend says it is denoting where King Okkalapa was petitioning God for the presence of the new Buddha and a consecrated blessing from him with a specific end goal to guarantee that the Singuttara Hill remains a sacred slope.
Presently please pivot and look to the fundamental stupa. On the left corner you see the Planetary Post for the Sun. Our two Garuda flying creatures will now go over yonder and play out their 'watering or purging' custom. We will hold up here from where we can see you well. When you return we proceed to the Shin Itzagawna (additionally called Shin Ajagona) Shrine.
Strolling close by the east side of the Kannaze holy place we have now before us the Naungdawgyi Pagoda and the littler working before the pagoda is the Shin Itzagawna Shrine.
The hallowed place is home to a few Buddhas yet the most essential statue is, obviously, the one of Shin (priest in Mon dialect) Itzagawna. Shin Itzagawna's eyes are as should be obvious of various size.
Here is the legend that clarifies why this is so. As indicated by this legend Shin Itzagawna lived in Pagan and was priest as well as a chemist. He was fixated on the plan to discover the Philosopher's Stone or 'dat solitary' as the Burmese call it. This is a supernatural stone in view of iron or mercury, which he accepted could, among others, transform all that it touched into gold. Itzagawna had in this manner guaranteed to locate the stone (all the more definitely expressed to make the stone by blending the correct fixings) and present it to his ruler. The legend does not determine whenever at which this occurred for which reason it can't be said which lord this could have been. In any case, from the way that Shin Itzagawna was a Mon priest it may be right to assume that this legend comes from a period in the wake of ruler Anawrahta had vanquished Thaton, the capital of Mon lord Manuha's kingdom in 1057. Nevertheless, Shin Itzagawna tested for quite a while to figure out how to make this present Philosopher's Stone by blending distinctive fixings however dependably fizzled. Profoundly baffled and embarrassed he tossed the stone of his last examination, that had again fizzled, into a cesspit and jabbed quickly a while later his eyes out. Directly after he did this he heard his beginner yell that the stone he had tossed into the cesspit had transformed into the thinker's stone when it hit the wastewater. Presently obviously the missing fixing Itzagawna had futile been searching for was fertilizer or excrement. The fledgling gave the Philosopher's Stone to Shin Itzagawna who quickly requested him to rushed to the adjacent butcher house and get him a couple of new eyes. The beginner returned rapidly yet had become just a single pinpoint center and one goat's eye. Since time was of the embodiment Itzagawna did wouldn't fret, put the eyes into his eye attachments and with the energy of the Philosopher's Stone recovered his visual perception. This is the clarification for the diverse size of his eyes. The Shin Itzagawna Shrine is one of the nine miracles of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Before I am will give you data on the extensive Naungdawgyi Pagoda out of sight we will now stroll around its left corner and visit the Wizard's Hall on the grounds that these wizards (bodaws) are additionally chemists (like Shin Itzagawna) and bunches of Burmese have confidence in the enchantment energy of them. It is trusted that Wizards are interminable and have otherworldly powers. There are two wizards guarding the passage to the Hall of Wizards. The left one is the Iron Wizard and the correct one the Incantation Wizard. As unpretentious as it looks, the Wizard's Hall is one of the nine miracles of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Presently we investigate the excellent Naungdawgyi Pagoda and its history. The Naungdawgyi Pagoda, additionally called Elder Pagoda, is situated in the north-east corner of the Shwedagon stage and its stupa is a littler form of the Shwedagon Pagoda's primary stupa. It is separated from the Shwedagon itself the by a wide margin biggest pagoda inside the Shwedagon Pagoda complex and what astounds me is that it isn't known when it was worked, by whom it was manufactured and why it was assembled.
There are three unique legends and stories about this available for use. One is that the area of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda denotes where the coffin with Gautama Buddha's hairs was first put when it landed with the trader siblings Tapussa and Bhallika and that the pagoda was worked by the Mon lord Okkalapa. Another legend is that the senior of the trader siblings, Tapussa, by and by went to India to see Siddhartha Gautama Buddha and that he was given one more hair from the Buddha. Upon his arrival he revered this hair at this place and assembled the pagoda on of the sanctum with the Buddha's hair.
The third legend, well, it's in reality increasingly a story, says that the Naungdawgyi Pagoda is a model worked for the Mon ruler Shin Saw Bu by her engineers keeping in mind the end goal to demonstrate her what the Shwedagon Stupa would look like when molded in light of her thoughts. Albeit these legends or stories need validity against the foundation of what is thought about the historical backdrop of the Shwedagon Pagoda I think the most solid one is that it was worked as a model for ruler Shin Saw Bu. Actuality is that the pagoda was revamped in 2001 and blessed on 28 January 2002. The porch of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda can be entered by men just; ladies are not permitted on it.
Presently we will go toward the east side of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda utilizing the route around its north side. The Naungdawgyi Pagoda is one of the nine marvels of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
We are currently at the north-western corner of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda and at our correct side we see the Saw Lapaw's Pagoda. It was worked in 1879 by Saw Lapaw, the head of the amid British circumstances semi-free Kayah State.
The Saw Lapaw Pagoda's back and side dividers are totally secured with reflect glass mosaic. The pagoda is lodging an accumulation of halfway or entirely overlaid Buddhas of various size and in various mudras with the substantial Saw Lapaw Buddha in the inside.
Before us we have now the upper arrival of the Northern Stairway opening to the stage. In 1460 this stairway was worked by ruler Shin Saw Bu and it has a fascinating history.
In actuality, the northern stairway - something that occurred on it, to be more exact - let to the choice made by the British in December 1853 that the Shwedagon Pagoda turned into a vigorously strengthened position of the British powers what, at last, let to the pagoda's being for a long time under British control. Here is the tale about the occasion that set the ball rolling.
In the night from the 22 to 23 November 1852 individuals from the Burmese powers calling themselves the 'Invulnerables' battled in an unexpected assault their way up to the pagoda stage. At that point the 'Invulnerables' turned out to be very much aware of how defenseless they really were on account of the passageway to the stage was the extent that they got; they were rebuffed and a significant number of them cleared out their lives.
In light of this episode the British chose in December 1853 to strengthen the Shwedagon Pagoda and to close the western, northern and eastern stairway to people in general.
To one side of the foot of the northern stairway is a rectangular lake called Blood Wash Tank, thwezekan in Burmese. This on the grounds that as indicated by a legend ruler Anawrahta's general and president Kyanzittha (who was his child and later progressed toward becoming lord of Pagan) has washed here his 'blood-splashed weapons' amid the war with the Mon in 1057.
The detailing 'blood-absorbed weapons' is my sentiment a decent case for the courage ascribed to the these days frequently exaggeratingly celebrated previous Burmese lords and officers.
Presently we turn right and stroll along the northern side of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda with the external edge of the northern piece of the Shwedagon Pagoda stage to one side.
We have now achieved the north-eastern corner of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda and are remaining before the little open structure that is lodging the 3 Dhammazedi Stones with engravings from 1485.
They were made by request of Mon ruler Dhammazedi and are composed in Mon, Pali and Burmese.
Preceding the stone engravings being moved toward the north-east corner of the stage in 2008 they were at their unique place at the highest point of the eastern stairway.
The stones and engravings are to my awesome amazement in a to a great degree awful shape yet are said to give imperative data in regards to the Shwedagon Pagoda's history, to incorporate data on the Mon birthplaces of the Shwedagon Pagoda, records of the remodels of the Pagoda, the engendering of the Sasana and the sustenance of the Sangha (priest arrange).
Alright, now we will move southwards to come back to the internal piece of the primary stage and to investigate the eastern and south-eastern piece of the Shwedagon complex.
Here we are, back on the inward piece of the principle porch. We remain before the northern passage of the open structure lodging the Maha Tissada Bell, gave by King Tharrawaddy Min of Ava together with 20 kilograms/44 lbs of gold plating to the Shwedagon Pagoda in 1841.
The name of the chime implies in Pali 'Extraordinary Bell of Three Sounds' and is after the Mingun Bell in Mingun the second biggest ringer in Burma. It is 8.4 feet/2.55 meters high, has a measurement of 7.6 feet at the mouth, a divider thickness of 1.5 inches and weighs 42 tons. We are currently leaving the Maha Ganda Bell structure through its south passage and see at our correct hand side (neighboring the Maha Bodhi Temple) the Shwedagon Pagoda's second Two Pice Pavilion.
This Two Pice Pavilion is where the Two Pice Collections of Shwedagon Pagoda slow down proprietors and Strand Road Market shop proprietors was gathered for the stairways' remaking and repair.
The structure is home to an around 200 year old Buddha statue that is as Buddhists trust equipped for satisfying wishes. This offers another great opportunity to secure great fotune in our future.
We proceed with our walk and only a couple of yards more distant south inverse the north-east piece of the principle stupa we touch base at the Replica of the Hti, gave by ruler Mindon in 1871.
The hti copy is mounted on a gold and white shaded, round building that is lodging a wooden situated Mandalay style Buddha statue on an overlaid position of royalty.
The passage to the structure is watched by 2 chinthes and surrounded by lovely gold shaded trimmings. The 7 patios shaping the base (stupa) of the hti are additionally luxuriously finished with gold hued adornments.
Found south of the copy of the hti is the Replica of the Apex of the Shwedagon Pagoda. It was given in 1774 by lord Tharrawaddy Min. The peak copy is mounted on a raised stage bolstered by a white round column laying on a similarly white terraced platform. To one side of the hti copy you can see the Bo Aung Shrine. This Bo Aung must not be mistaken for the Shwedagon Pagoda's gatekeeper soul Bo Gyi. Coincidentally, there are more weizzars, not just Bo Aung; another exceptionally well known one is Mount Popa Bo Min Khaung.
Bo Aung was (or is?) a weizzar. There are many individuals here who trust that Bo Aung is as yet alive for he has heavenly powers that don't just shield him from hurt yet additionally give him an existence of life span. Be that as it may, what is of significantly more significance for individuals who have confidence in Bo Aung is that as indicated by their conviction he is taking great care of those having faith in him, are not doing any mischief to others and are living as per the Buddha's lessons (Sasana). On the off chance that you ask yourself for what good reason such huge numbers of individuals have faith in Bo Aung, here is the appropriate response: since he exists, he is genuine and is coming to enable when you to have confidence in him and have issues. What's more, that is the reason he is venerated in numerous Burmese family units. Well, truly, I think I need to reveal to you more about weizzars. Weizzar is the Pali word for insight. Weizzars can - so it is accepted - fly noticeable all around, jump into the earth, stroll on water, make numerous bodies, be at numerous spots in the meantime, hear sounds that are extremely far away, can see things that are far, far away or, little, can read other individuals' brains, consider matters to be they truly are and not as they appear to be, emerge things out of nowhere, et cetera. They are as capable as nats however other than the nats who were likewise genuine people previously they kicked the bucket a savage passing and moved toward becoming nats, weizzars did not bite the dust. They are as yet alive however undetectable as long as they wish not to be seen.
Here now you see Bo Aung bowing before the place of worship and holding a bowl that is laying on a stand. He is looking like what Burmese call a 'phothudaw' in light of the fact that he is dressed like a priest however not in a red, dark colored or saffron shaded robe. He is wearing a white longyi in priest form, a white shirt and on his head he has a white, turban-like cap made of cotton. Be that as it may, he isn't a priest. Here is a condensed rendition of the fabulous story I was told about Bo Aung and how he turned into a weizzar with mysterious forces.
He is conceived as Maung Aung around 1750 and resembles different phothudas a man who set himself as a kid at the administration of the religious community in his town. Maung Aung is known as a genuine, cunning, well disposed, supportive and profoundly religious individual constantly anxious to learn and willing to impart to his companions whatever he has. To sum things up, he is an extremely decent person and everybody who knows him loves him in particular.
One day the Sayadaw of the town cloister bites the dust. Since the villagers have seen that the Sayadaw had perused a kyeni parabaik (engravings on a copper plate) with 'Hotels' (mystery data on enchantment) they trust that he had increased otherworldly powers and that he was not by any stretch of the imagination dead however had turned into a weizzar simply deserting his old body.
After the Sayadaw's memorial service his devotees scan for the copper parabaik however can't discover it. The most seasoned of the previous Sayadaw's central pupils turns into the new Sayadaw and the others jumped among them what minimal common belonging he had cleared out. Right then the new Sayadaw sees Maung Aung who has in the mean time developed into a your man and he gives him the old cushion of the expired Sayadaw in light of the fact that Maung Aung additionally was one of the old Sayadaw's more youthful devotees. Maung Aung takes the cushion home. At some point later he finds the copper parabaik covered up in the cushion and understands it. From that point on he is Bo Aung and has the heavenly powers of a weizzar.
What makes him well known all through the nation right up 'til today is that the ruler, around then lord Bodawpaya, finds out about Bo Aung who as the general population say is more effective than the lord. Lord Bodawpaya sends his kin to have Bo Aung captured in light of the fact that he needs to execute him. Be that as it may, when he attempted, Bo Aung secured himself with his enchanted forces and there was nothing the lord could do about it. Truth be told, he was impressed to the point that he set Bo Aung who might never hurt anybody and do just great things free. The Bo Aung Shrine is another of the nine marvels of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
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Situated on the left half of the path prompting it is the Sandawdwin Pagoda and on the correct side the Maha Bodhi Temple. The northern stairway was worked by Queen Shin Saw Bu in 1460. We are presently going somewhat nearer to the Maha Bodhi Temple with the goal that we can see the intriguing subtle elements.
This sanctuary is set on a square building and its plan is totally not quite the same as that of Burmese Buddhist sanctuaries. It is intended to be a smaller than normal copy of the Maha Bodhi Temple in Bodhgaya in any case, too bad, the level of similitude is moderately low as this is constrained to the general state of the structure. It is in any case an extremely fascinating and excellent structure and extremely worth being taken a gander at on account of the beautiful jatakas. Of these are 72 on the primary stupa and 56 on each of the little stupas put on the 4 corners of the sanctuary porch. The Maha Bodhi style sanctuary was worked by the in 1904 conceived well known Burmese author and distributer Daw Khin Lay Latt at some point around 1950. She was composing under her nom de plumes Dagon Khin Lay, Ko Lay and Yuwati Lay Ni.
A couple of steps more remote eastwards is the Kannaze Shrine additionally called Kannagi Shrine. It is the second structure toward the east from the Maha Bodhi style sanctuary and the Buddha statue the Kannaze sanctum is lodging is the Sutaungpya Buddha, which implies as much as 'The Buddha conceding the desire of the King'. As legend says it is denoting where King Okkalapa was petitioning God for the presence of the new Buddha and a consecrated blessing from him with a specific end goal to guarantee that the Singuttara Hill remains a sacred slope.
Presently please pivot and look to the fundamental stupa. On the left corner you see the Planetary Post for the Sun. Our two Garuda flying creatures will now go over yonder and play out their 'watering or purging' custom. We will hold up here from where we can see you well. When you return we proceed to the Shin Itzagawna (additionally called Shin Ajagona) Shrine.
Strolling close by the east side of the Kannaze holy place we have now before us the Naungdawgyi Pagoda and the littler working before the pagoda is the Shin Itzagawna Shrine.
The hallowed place is home to a few Buddhas yet the most essential statue is, obviously, the one of Shin (priest in Mon dialect) Itzagawna. Shin Itzagawna's eyes are as should be obvious of various size.
Here is the legend that clarifies why this is so. As indicated by this legend Shin Itzagawna lived in Pagan and was priest as well as a chemist. He was fixated on the plan to discover the Philosopher's Stone or 'dat solitary' as the Burmese call it. This is a supernatural stone in view of iron or mercury, which he accepted could, among others, transform all that it touched into gold. Itzagawna had in this manner guaranteed to locate the stone (all the more definitely expressed to make the stone by blending the correct fixings) and present it to his ruler. The legend does not determine whenever at which this occurred for which reason it can't be said which lord this could have been. In any case, from the way that Shin Itzagawna was a Mon priest it may be right to assume that this legend comes from a period in the wake of ruler Anawrahta had vanquished Thaton, the capital of Mon lord Manuha's kingdom in 1057. Nevertheless, Shin Itzagawna tested for quite a while to figure out how to make this present Philosopher's Stone by blending distinctive fixings however dependably fizzled. Profoundly baffled and embarrassed he tossed the stone of his last examination, that had again fizzled, into a cesspit and jabbed quickly a while later his eyes out. Directly after he did this he heard his beginner yell that the stone he had tossed into the cesspit had transformed into the thinker's stone when it hit the wastewater. Presently obviously the missing fixing Itzagawna had futile been searching for was fertilizer or excrement. The fledgling gave the Philosopher's Stone to Shin Itzagawna who quickly requested him to rushed to the adjacent butcher house and get him a couple of new eyes. The beginner returned rapidly yet had become just a single pinpoint center and one goat's eye. Since time was of the embodiment Itzagawna did wouldn't fret, put the eyes into his eye attachments and with the energy of the Philosopher's Stone recovered his visual perception. This is the clarification for the diverse size of his eyes. The Shin Itzagawna Shrine is one of the nine miracles of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Before I am will give you data on the extensive Naungdawgyi Pagoda out of sight we will now stroll around its left corner and visit the Wizard's Hall on the grounds that these wizards (bodaws) are additionally chemists (like Shin Itzagawna) and bunches of Burmese have confidence in the enchantment energy of them. It is trusted that Wizards are interminable and have otherworldly powers. There are two wizards guarding the passage to the Hall of Wizards. The left one is the Iron Wizard and the correct one the Incantation Wizard. As unpretentious as it looks, the Wizard's Hall is one of the nine miracles of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
Presently we investigate the excellent Naungdawgyi Pagoda and its history. The Naungdawgyi Pagoda, additionally called Elder Pagoda, is situated in the north-east corner of the Shwedagon stage and its stupa is a littler form of the Shwedagon Pagoda's primary stupa. It is separated from the Shwedagon itself the by a wide margin biggest pagoda inside the Shwedagon Pagoda complex and what astounds me is that it isn't known when it was worked, by whom it was manufactured and why it was assembled.
There are three unique legends and stories about this available for use. One is that the area of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda denotes where the coffin with Gautama Buddha's hairs was first put when it landed with the trader siblings Tapussa and Bhallika and that the pagoda was worked by the Mon lord Okkalapa. Another legend is that the senior of the trader siblings, Tapussa, by and by went to India to see Siddhartha Gautama Buddha and that he was given one more hair from the Buddha. Upon his arrival he revered this hair at this place and assembled the pagoda on of the sanctum with the Buddha's hair.
The third legend, well, it's in reality increasingly a story, says that the Naungdawgyi Pagoda is a model worked for the Mon ruler Shin Saw Bu by her engineers keeping in mind the end goal to demonstrate her what the Shwedagon Stupa would look like when molded in light of her thoughts. Albeit these legends or stories need validity against the foundation of what is thought about the historical backdrop of the Shwedagon Pagoda I think the most solid one is that it was worked as a model for ruler Shin Saw Bu. Actuality is that the pagoda was revamped in 2001 and blessed on 28 January 2002. The porch of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda can be entered by men just; ladies are not permitted on it.
Presently we will go toward the east side of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda utilizing the route around its north side. The Naungdawgyi Pagoda is one of the nine marvels of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
We are currently at the north-western corner of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda and at our correct side we see the Saw Lapaw's Pagoda. It was worked in 1879 by Saw Lapaw, the head of the amid British circumstances semi-free Kayah State.
The Saw Lapaw Pagoda's back and side dividers are totally secured with reflect glass mosaic. The pagoda is lodging an accumulation of halfway or entirely overlaid Buddhas of various size and in various mudras with the substantial Saw Lapaw Buddha in the inside.
Before us we have now the upper arrival of the Northern Stairway opening to the stage. In 1460 this stairway was worked by ruler Shin Saw Bu and it has a fascinating history.
In actuality, the northern stairway - something that occurred on it, to be more exact - let to the choice made by the British in December 1853 that the Shwedagon Pagoda turned into a vigorously strengthened position of the British powers what, at last, let to the pagoda's being for a long time under British control. Here is the tale about the occasion that set the ball rolling.
In the night from the 22 to 23 November 1852 individuals from the Burmese powers calling themselves the 'Invulnerables' battled in an unexpected assault their way up to the pagoda stage. At that point the 'Invulnerables' turned out to be very much aware of how defenseless they really were on account of the passageway to the stage was the extent that they got; they were rebuffed and a significant number of them cleared out their lives.
In light of this episode the British chose in December 1853 to strengthen the Shwedagon Pagoda and to close the western, northern and eastern stairway to people in general.
To one side of the foot of the northern stairway is a rectangular lake called Blood Wash Tank, thwezekan in Burmese. This on the grounds that as indicated by a legend ruler Anawrahta's general and president Kyanzittha (who was his child and later progressed toward becoming lord of Pagan) has washed here his 'blood-splashed weapons' amid the war with the Mon in 1057.
The detailing 'blood-absorbed weapons' is my sentiment a decent case for the courage ascribed to the these days frequently exaggeratingly celebrated previous Burmese lords and officers.
Presently we turn right and stroll along the northern side of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda with the external edge of the northern piece of the Shwedagon Pagoda stage to one side.
We have now achieved the north-eastern corner of the Naungdawgyi Pagoda and are remaining before the little open structure that is lodging the 3 Dhammazedi Stones with engravings from 1485.
They were made by request of Mon ruler Dhammazedi and are composed in Mon, Pali and Burmese.
Preceding the stone engravings being moved toward the north-east corner of the stage in 2008 they were at their unique place at the highest point of the eastern stairway.
The stones and engravings are to my awesome amazement in a to a great degree awful shape yet are said to give imperative data in regards to the Shwedagon Pagoda's history, to incorporate data on the Mon birthplaces of the Shwedagon Pagoda, records of the remodels of the Pagoda, the engendering of the Sasana and the sustenance of the Sangha (priest arrange).
Alright, now we will move southwards to come back to the internal piece of the primary stage and to investigate the eastern and south-eastern piece of the Shwedagon complex.
Here we are, back on the inward piece of the principle porch. We remain before the northern passage of the open structure lodging the Maha Tissada Bell, gave by King Tharrawaddy Min of Ava together with 20 kilograms/44 lbs of gold plating to the Shwedagon Pagoda in 1841.
The name of the chime implies in Pali 'Extraordinary Bell of Three Sounds' and is after the Mingun Bell in Mingun the second biggest ringer in Burma. It is 8.4 feet/2.55 meters high, has a measurement of 7.6 feet at the mouth, a divider thickness of 1.5 inches and weighs 42 tons. We are currently leaving the Maha Ganda Bell structure through its south passage and see at our correct hand side (neighboring the Maha Bodhi Temple) the Shwedagon Pagoda's second Two Pice Pavilion.
This Two Pice Pavilion is where the Two Pice Collections of Shwedagon Pagoda slow down proprietors and Strand Road Market shop proprietors was gathered for the stairways' remaking and repair.
The structure is home to an around 200 year old Buddha statue that is as Buddhists trust equipped for satisfying wishes. This offers another great opportunity to secure great fotune in our future.
We proceed with our walk and only a couple of yards more distant south inverse the north-east piece of the principle stupa we touch base at the Replica of the Hti, gave by ruler Mindon in 1871.
The hti copy is mounted on a gold and white shaded, round building that is lodging a wooden situated Mandalay style Buddha statue on an overlaid position of royalty.
The passage to the structure is watched by 2 chinthes and surrounded by lovely gold shaded trimmings. The 7 patios shaping the base (stupa) of the hti are additionally luxuriously finished with gold hued adornments.
Found south of the copy of the hti is the Replica of the Apex of the Shwedagon Pagoda. It was given in 1774 by lord Tharrawaddy Min. The peak copy is mounted on a raised stage bolstered by a white round column laying on a similarly white terraced platform. To one side of the hti copy you can see the Bo Aung Shrine. This Bo Aung must not be mistaken for the Shwedagon Pagoda's gatekeeper soul Bo Gyi. Coincidentally, there are more weizzars, not just Bo Aung; another exceptionally well known one is Mount Popa Bo Min Khaung.
Bo Aung was (or is?) a weizzar. There are many individuals here who trust that Bo Aung is as yet alive for he has heavenly powers that don't just shield him from hurt yet additionally give him an existence of life span. Be that as it may, what is of significantly more significance for individuals who have confidence in Bo Aung is that as indicated by their conviction he is taking great care of those having faith in him, are not doing any mischief to others and are living as per the Buddha's lessons (Sasana). On the off chance that you ask yourself for what good reason such huge numbers of individuals have faith in Bo Aung, here is the appropriate response: since he exists, he is genuine and is coming to enable when you to have confidence in him and have issues. What's more, that is the reason he is venerated in numerous Burmese family units. Well, truly, I think I need to reveal to you more about weizzars. Weizzar is the Pali word for insight. Weizzars can - so it is accepted - fly noticeable all around, jump into the earth, stroll on water, make numerous bodies, be at numerous spots in the meantime, hear sounds that are extremely far away, can see things that are far, far away or, little, can read other individuals' brains, consider matters to be they truly are and not as they appear to be, emerge things out of nowhere, et cetera. They are as capable as nats however other than the nats who were likewise genuine people previously they kicked the bucket a savage passing and moved toward becoming nats, weizzars did not bite the dust. They are as yet alive however undetectable as long as they wish not to be seen.
Here now you see Bo Aung bowing before the place of worship and holding a bowl that is laying on a stand. He is looking like what Burmese call a 'phothudaw' in light of the fact that he is dressed like a priest however not in a red, dark colored or saffron shaded robe. He is wearing a white longyi in priest form, a white shirt and on his head he has a white, turban-like cap made of cotton. Be that as it may, he isn't a priest. Here is a condensed rendition of the fabulous story I was told about Bo Aung and how he turned into a weizzar with mysterious forces.
He is conceived as Maung Aung around 1750 and resembles different phothudas a man who set himself as a kid at the administration of the religious community in his town. Maung Aung is known as a genuine, cunning, well disposed, supportive and profoundly religious individual constantly anxious to learn and willing to impart to his companions whatever he has. To sum things up, he is an extremely decent person and everybody who knows him loves him in particular.
One day the Sayadaw of the town cloister bites the dust. Since the villagers have seen that the Sayadaw had perused a kyeni parabaik (engravings on a copper plate) with 'Hotels' (mystery data on enchantment) they trust that he had increased otherworldly powers and that he was not by any stretch of the imagination dead however had turned into a weizzar simply deserting his old body.
After the Sayadaw's memorial service his devotees scan for the copper parabaik however can't discover it. The most seasoned of the previous Sayadaw's central pupils turns into the new Sayadaw and the others jumped among them what minimal common belonging he had cleared out. Right then the new Sayadaw sees Maung Aung who has in the mean time developed into a your man and he gives him the old cushion of the expired Sayadaw in light of the fact that Maung Aung additionally was one of the old Sayadaw's more youthful devotees. Maung Aung takes the cushion home. At some point later he finds the copper parabaik covered up in the cushion and understands it. From that point on he is Bo Aung and has the heavenly powers of a weizzar.
What makes him well known all through the nation right up 'til today is that the ruler, around then lord Bodawpaya, finds out about Bo Aung who as the general population say is more effective than the lord. Lord Bodawpaya sends his kin to have Bo Aung captured in light of the fact that he needs to execute him. Be that as it may, when he attempted, Bo Aung secured himself with his enchanted forces and there was nothing the lord could do about it. Truth be told, he was impressed to the point that he set Bo Aung who might never hurt anybody and do just great things free. The Bo Aung Shrine is another of the nine marvels of the Shwedagon Pagoda.
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