Shwemawdaw Pagoda
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The Shwemawdaw Pagoda (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At Template:Cvt in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the world.Template:Refn
The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu.[1]
History
According to tradition, the original version of the pagoda was built during the lifetime of the Buddha. Two merchant brothers Kullasala and Mahasala had received two strands of hair from the Buddha himself, and upon their return to their native land, built a Template:Cvt tall stupa, with the two strands in the relic chamber.[1][2] In 982/83 CE (344 ME), a sacred tooth was added to the collection.[2] According to Donald Stadtner, this tradition emerged only in the late 18th century (between 1754 and 1795), perhaps to elevate the stature of the pagoda to that of the Shwedagon Pagoda.[3]
The historical pagoda dates from at least the late 14th century when Pegu became the capital of Hanthawaddy. Successive monarchs added additions to the pagoda and/or its premises. King Razadarit built 160 small stupas around the pagoda in 1390[4] while King Dhammazedi donated a bell in the late 15th century. In 1556, King Bayinnaung installed a hti spire umbrella with jewels from his crown, and built 52 stupas, signifying his age at the time.[2] In 1796, King Bodawpaya raised the pagoda to Template:Cvt, and added a new hti spire umbrella for an overall height of Template:Cvt.[5][6]
The pagoda had been severely damaged several times due to earthquakes, including one in 1912, another in 1917 and another in 1930. Portions of the fallen pre-1917 version of the pagoda remain at the site.[1] Repair work began in 1951 and completed in 1954.[3] The new stupa itself stands at Template:Cvt. Its overall height (including the hti spire) is Template:Cvt.[6]
Images
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Kyaikmuhdaw exterior
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Old Royal Umbrella which collapsed due to an earthquake in 1917
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Shwemawdaw from Hintha Gon
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Sculpture at Shwemawdaw Paya
See also
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