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  • The Yangon River, also known as Rangoon River or Hlaing River, is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban on the Andaman Sea. The channel is navigable by ocean-going vessels and thus plays a critical role in the economy of Burma. The Twante Canal connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta, once known as 'the rice bowl of Asia'.
    yangon-river-4.jpg
  • The Yangon River, also known as Rangoon River or Hlaing River, is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban on the Andaman Sea. The channel is navigable by ocean-going vessels and thus plays a critical role in the economy of Burma. The Twante Canal connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta, once known as 'the rice bowl of Asia'.
    yangon-river-3.jpg
  • The Yangon River, also known as Rangoon River or Hlaing River, is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban on the Andaman Sea. The channel is navigable by ocean-going vessels and thus plays a critical role in the economy of Burma. The Twante Canal connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta, once known as 'the rice bowl of Asia'.
    yangon-river-2.jpg
  • The Yangon River, also known as Rangoon River or Hlaing River, is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban on the Andaman Sea. The channel is navigable by ocean-going vessels and thus plays a critical role in the economy of Burma. The Twante Canal connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta, once known as 'the rice bowl of Asia'.
    yangon-river-1.jpg
  • The Yangon River, also known as Rangoon River or Hlaing River, is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban on the Andaman Sea. The channel is navigable by ocean-going vessels and thus plays a critical role in the economy of Burma. The Twante Canal connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta, once known as 'the rice bowl of Asia'.
    irrawaddy-river-2.jpg
  • Yangon Central Railway Station is the largest railway station in Myanmar. It is the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3126 mile (5031 kilometer) rail network. The station was built in 1877 by the British but destroyed in 1943 from advancing Japanese forces. The current station designed in traditional Burmese architectural style was completed in 1954. Yangon Central Railway Station has been designated a city landmark building since 1996.
    yagon-railway-station-7.jpg
  • Yangon Central Railway Station is the largest railway station in Myanmar. It is the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3126 mile (5031 kilometer) rail network. The station was built in 1877 by the British but destroyed in 1943 from advancing Japanese forces. The current station designed in traditional Burmese architectural style was completed in 1954. Yangon Central Railway Station has been designated a city landmark building since 1996.
    yagon-railway-station-6.jpg
  • Yangon Central Railway Station is the largest railway station in Myanmar. It is the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3126 mile (5031 kilometer) rail network. The station was built in 1877 by the British but destroyed in 1943 from advancing Japanese forces. The current station designed in traditional Burmese architectural style was completed in 1954. Yangon Central Railway Station has been designated a city landmark building since 1996.
    yagon-railway-station-3.jpg
  • Yangon Central Railway Station is the largest railway station in Myanmar. It is the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3126 mile (5031 kilometer) rail network. The station was built in 1877 by the British but destroyed in 1943 from advancing Japanese forces. The current station designed in traditional Burmese architectural style was completed in 1954. Yangon Central Railway Station has been designated a city landmark building since 1996.
    yagon-railway-station-2.jpg
  • The Strand Hotel is a Victorian style hotel located in Yangon, built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel opened in 1901 which faces the Yangon River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Southeast Asia.  The hotel is named after its address, at 92 Strand Road.  During the colonial period the Strand was one of the most luxurious hotels in the British Empire.  The Sarkies Brothers sold The Strand to Rangoon restaurateur Peter Bugalar Aratoon and Ae Amovsie in 1925. In 1941, during World War II, following Japanese occupation of Burma, the hotel was used to quarter Japanese troops.
    strand-hotel.jpg
  • Bogyoke Aung San Market formerly known as Scott's Market is a large bazaar located in entral Yangon.  Known for its colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist attraction, dominated by antique, Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores. Bogyoke Market is also a  popular black market venue to exchange currency. The market also has a number of stores for locals selling medicine, food, garments and imported goods.
    bogyoke-market-3.jpg
  • Bogyoke Aung San Market formerly known as Scott's Market is a large bazaar located in entral Yangon.  Known for its colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist attraction, dominated by antique, Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores. Bogyoke Market is also a  popular black market venue to exchange currency. The market also has a number of stores for locals selling medicine, food, garments and imported goods.
    bogyoke-market-2.jpg
  • Bogyoke Aung San Market formerly known as Scott's Market is a large bazaar located in entral Yangon.  Known for its colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist attraction, dominated by antique, Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores. Bogyoke Market is also a  popular black market venue to exchange currency. The market also has a number of stores for locals selling medicine, food, garments and imported goods.
    bogyoke-market-4.jpg
  • Bogyoke Aung San Market formerly known as Scott's Market is a large bazaar located in entral Yangon.  Known for its colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist attraction, dominated by antique, Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores. Bogyoke Market is also a  popular black market venue to exchange currency. The market also has a number of stores for locals selling medicine, food, garments and imported goods.
    bogyoke-market-1.jpg
  • Some of the most grand colonial buildings of the British are to be seen in Yangon city center including the high courthouse.  Adjacent to Mahabandoola Garden, an oasis in the concrete jungle.
    myanmar-high-court-3.jpg
  • The Yangon River is also known as the Hlaing River.   As for the monks, nearly all Burmese boys become novice monks usually between the ages of 10 and 20.  All things possessed by novice monks must be offered by the community.  The only things allowed to keep are robes, a cup, an umbrella and an alms bowl.
    irrawaddy-river-4.jpg
  • Karaweik Hall is a palace on the eastern shore of Kandawgyi Lake in Yangon. The barge was designed by Burmese architect U Ngwe Hlaing, who based its design on the Pyigyimon Royal Barge. The barge is a two-storied construction of concerete and stucco, with a pyatthat topped roof, reception halls and houses a buffet restaurant today.
    Karaweik-4.jpg
  • Bogyoke Aung San Market also known as Scott's Market is a major bazaar located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Known for its colonial architecture and inner cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist destination, dominated by Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores.  The market also has a number of stores for local shoppers, selling medicine, foodstuffs, garments and foreign goods.
    bogyoke-market-6.jpg
  • One thing that Myanmar has in great abundance is a variety of tropical fruit.  Freshly cut portions are available around the country from vendors in rolling carts.
    burmese-fruit-vendor-1.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake) -  one of two major lakes in Yangon.  Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration..The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park
    Karaweik-1.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake) -  one of two major lakes in Yangon.  Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration..The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park
    kandawgyi-lake-5.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake) -  one of two major lakes in Yangon.  Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration..The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park
    kandawgyi-lake-2.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake -  one of two major lakes in Yangon.  Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration..The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park
    kandawgyi-lake-6.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake) -  one of two major lakes in Yangon.  Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration..The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park
    Karaweik-3.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake) -  one of two major lakes in Yangon.  Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channelled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration..The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park
    Karaweik-2.jpg
  • Bogyoke Aung San Market also known as Scott's Market is a major bazaar located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Known for its colonial architecture and inner cobblestone streets, the market is a major tourist destination, dominated by Burmese handicraft and jewellery shops, art galleries, and clothing stores.  The market also has a number of stores for local shoppers, selling medicine, foodstuffs, garments and foreign goods.
    bogyoke-market-5.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-10.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-9.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-5.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-1.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-6.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-3.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-4.jpg
  • Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in  Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as Shwedagon Pagoda over 2500 years ago and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Buddha.
    Botataung-Pagoda-2.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 meter gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies west of Kandawgyi Lake on Singuttara Hill, and dominates the skyline of Rangoon.  It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese
    shwedagon-1.jpg
  • Kandawgyi Palace Hotel on Kandawgyi Lake - literally "great royal lake" and known during British colonial times as Victoria Lake is one of two major lakes in Yangon. Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda the lake is artificial and was created to provide a clean water supply to the city.  The lake is is approximately 8 km in circumference.
    kandawgyi-palace-1.jpg
  • Burmese artisan chiseling a Buddha image.  Myanmar craftsman are renowned for their woodworking skills, particularly for sculpture, furniture and carpentry.
    burman-craftsman-1.jpg
  • 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.  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.
    chaukhtatgyi-paya-5.jpg
  • On 22 February 2012 devotees celebrated the annual Shwedagon Pagoda Festival for the first time since 1988, when it was banned by the government.  The Shwedagon Pagoda Festival, which is the largest pagoda festival in the country, begins during the new moon of the month of Tabaung in the traditional Burmese calendar and continues until the full moon.
    shwedagon-2.jpg
  • 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.  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.
    chaukhtatgyi-paya-11.jpg
  • 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.  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.
    chaukhtatgyi-paya-2.jpg
  • 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.  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.
    chaukhtatgyi-paya-1.jpg
  • 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.  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.
    chaukhtatgyi-paya-7.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-7.jpg
  • Tiny Buddhist novice monk ringing the temple bell at Shwedagon Pagoda at Yangon - the most sacred pagoda for the Burmese.
    shwedagon-bell-02.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-10.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-6.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-4.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-5.jpg
  • Tiny Buddhist novice monk ringing the temple bell at Shwedagon Pagoda at Yangon - the most sacred pagoda for the Burmese.
    shwedagon-bell-08.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-8.jpg
  • Shwedagon Pagoda officially titled Shwedagon Zedi Daw also known in English as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a 99 metres or 325 ft gilded pagoda and stupa located in Yangon. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of eight strands of hair of Gautama, the historical Buddha.  Shwedagon Pagoda has existed for more than 2,500 years, making it the oldest historical pagoda in Burma and the world. According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs.
    shwedagon-3.jpg
  • Thanaka also spelt thanakha is a yellowish white cosmetic paste made from ground bark. It is a distinctive feature of Myanmar  commonly applied to the face of women and girls and to a lesser extent men and boys.  It is usually made of wood apple bark.
    thanaka-root-2.jpg
  • Playing Burmese Harp - Also known a Myanmar harp, the Saung Gauk is the national musical instrument of Burma, with an ancient harp tradition known to be the only surviving harp in Asia.
    burmese-harp-2.jpg
  • Burmese Prawn Snacks
    burmese-prawn-snack-1.jpg
  • When Myanmar Buddhists go to the pagoda, they know in their hearts that they are treading the noble path to that state where human nature will have a fair chance to manifest itself in deeds of generosity, loving kindness and compassion for fellow beings..The guiding force is faith in one's own karmic deeds. For example, contemplation of the infinite compassion of Buddha, as one makes one's way to Shwedagon's great stupa, is a good karmic deed. The pilgrim, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching.
    shwedagon-offerings-04.jpg
  • When Myanmar Buddhists go to the pagoda, they know in their hearts that they are treading the noble path to that state where human nature will have a fair chance to manifest itself in deeds of generosity, loving kindness and compassion for fellow beings..The guiding force is faith in one's own karmic deeds. For example, contemplation of the infinite compassion of Buddha, as one makes one's way to Shwedagon's great stupa, is a good karmic deed. The pilgrim, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching.
    burmese-temple-offerings-4.jpg
  • Thanaka also spelt thanakha is a yellowish white cosmetic paste made from ground bark. It is a distinctive feature of Myanmar  commonly applied to the face of women and girls and to a lesser extent men and boys.  It is usually made of wood apple bark.
    thanaka-root-3.jpg
  • Offerings are objects set on altar tables before images of The Buddha and Buddhist deities at temples or at home. Among the items presented as offerings are special flowers, lotus blossoms, rice balls, fruit, sweets, amulets, coins, lotus buds, holy water, tea, candles, and incense.
    burmese-temple-offerings-5.jpg
  • Mahabandoola Garden is known for its rose gardens. Inside the gardens is the Independence Monument built to signify Myanmar's independence from British rule. The garden offers a great view of the City Hall, and colonial buildings of the British including the high courthouse.
    myanmar-independence-monument-1.jpg
  • Burmese Artist -  Kandawgyi Nature Park
    burmese-artist.jpg
  • When Myanmar Buddhists go to the pagoda, they know in their hearts that they are treading the noble path to that state where human nature will have a fair chance to manifest itself in deeds of generosity, loving kindness and compassion for fellow beings..The guiding force is faith in one's own karmic deeds. For example, contemplation of the infinite compassion of Buddha, as one makes one's way to Shwedagon's great stupa, is a good karmic deed. The pilgrim, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching.
    shwedagon-offerings-06.jpg
  • When Burmese Buddhists go to  Shwedagon's great stupa, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching.
    burmese-temple-offerings-1.jpg
  • When Myanmar Buddhists go to the pagoda, they know in their hearts that they are treading the noble path to that state where human nature will have a fair chance to manifest itself in deeds of generosity, loving kindness and compassion for fellow beings..The guiding force is faith in one's own karmic deeds. For example, contemplation of the infinite compassion of Buddha, as one makes one's way to Shwedagon's great stupa, is a good karmic deed. The pilgrim, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching.
    burmese-temple-offerings-2.jpg
  • When Myanmar Buddhists go to the pagoda, they know in their hearts that they are treading the noble path to that state where human nature will have a fair chance to manifest itself in deeds of generosity, loving kindness and compassion for fellow beings..The guiding force is faith in one's own karmic deeds. For example, contemplation of the infinite compassion of Buddha, as one makes one's way to Shwedagon's great stupa, is a good karmic deed. The pilgrim, on his way up the steps of the pagoda, buys flowers, candles, coloured flags and streamers. They are to be offered in honour of the great stupa wherein are enshrined the relics of Buddha. This act is the act of dana, or giving, an important aspect of Buddhist teaching.
    burmese-temple-offerings-3.jpg