It was important for me while at Yangon to visit some places of highly importance.
Places you read in history and alway wonder of how it may be from close to see and be there..
So it was also expected that one day I decide to visiting a most known complex of buildings at Yangon.
"Kaba Aye Pagoda and Maha Pasana Guha"
The Kaba Aye Pagoda or mostly known as "World Peace Pagoda" was built in 1952 and was built
to commemorate the Sixth Buddha Synod in 1954( held in Maha
Pasana Guha).
It measures 111 feet (34 m) high and is also 111 feet (34 m) around the base .
The pagoda has five entrances and hall space containing five Buddha images.
Two gates of the five this Pagoda has.
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Detail from decoration around the pagoda.
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In the ground of this Pagoda one can find the Maha Pasana Guha - "The Great Cave".
It was built at the same time as Kaba Aye Pagoda .
Despite the Great Cave's name, is actually a man-made structure,
built for the Sixth Buddhist Synod.
The
cave is supposed to resemble India's Satta Panni Cave now called Rajgir in Bihar of India, where the First
Buddhist Synod took place shortly after Buddha's death.(2.500 years ago)
It was built by
volunteers and was completed in May 1954 after 14 month's work - it
measures 455 feet long and 370 feet wide(139m x 113 m)
One of the six gates of Maha Pasana Cave.
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Bell stand beautiful decorated
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Bell it self had also wonderful carvings.
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Inside, the assembly
hall is 220 feet long and 140 feet wide(67 m x 43 m) and can accommodate up to 10.000 people.
The Maha Pasana Cave has also six
huge concrete pillars and six entrances to mark the Sixth
Great Synod.
Main Hall with four of the Six pillars.
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It know hosts religious examination called the Tipitakadhara Tipitaka Kovida
Examinations, an extensive recitation, oral and written examination on
the Tipitaka, the religious body of worksin Theravada Buddhism.
In the end of the giant hall.
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Trying to cover the distance and zooming the statue.
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On one of the Hall walls..
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You made a wonderful blog. It look so nice. <3 :)
ReplyDeleteAnd your pics are gorgeous and wonderful captured. Must have been an amazing experience to see and visit all these places. :)
Marielle!!So nice of you to give time in reading this!!Thank you.You know your opinion means a lot to me.=]
ReplyDeleteWow, I have a plan to visit these places on next week. At first, I have no idea what the cave is.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your journal & Pictures.
It is magnificent place all Myanmar.You have to go see those sites.Have good time there.That country is blessed and people there are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great job. We the Bangladeshi Buddhists are very proud to get this.......thanks lot and waiting for another like this in future also.
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Thank You so much .. I took your description to describe my pictures in my flickr photo site
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