Bagan Travel Guide - Myanmar Unique Moments
Bagan Travel Guide - Myanmar Unique Moments
Bagan is an ancient city and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. Bagan, located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, is home to the largest and densest concentration of Buddhist temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins in the world with many dating from the 11th and 12th centuries. The shape and construction of each building is highly significant in Buddhism with each component part taking on spiritual meaning.
Bagan became a central powerbase in the mid 9th century under King Anawratha, who unified Burma under Theravada Buddhism. It is estimated that as many as 13,000 temples and stupas once stood on this 42 sq km plain in central Myanmar, and Marco Polo once described Bagan as a gilded city alive with tinkling bells and the swishing sounds of monks' robes. Approximately 2,200 remain today, in various states of disrepair. Some are large and well maintained, such as the Ananda Pahto, others are small tumbledown relics in the middle of overgrown grass. All sites are considered sacred, so when visiting, be respectful including removing shoes as well as socks before entering or stepping onto them.
Bagan's golden age ended in 1287 when the Kingdom and its capital city was invaded and sacked by the Mongols. Its population was reduced to a village that remained amongst the ruins of the once larger city. In 1998, this village and its inhabitants were forcibly relocated a few kilometers to the south of Bagan, forming New Bagan where you will find accommodation in its handful of cheap, quaint, clean hotels and religious centers.
There are many places to eat in Old Bagan serving the traditional Burmese dishes, especially good old noodle soup. Some of the buffets are excellent; for about USD 4 you can eat to your heart's content from dozens of different traditional dishes. Most accommodation nowadays are found in New Bagan or Nyaung Oo. In Old Bagan, only some government-involved, luxury hotels remain. The most visited temples (but not necessarily the best) are located along the northern stretch of Nyaung Oo Rd. or at Nyaung Oo township and downwards before you arrive in Old Bagan. Don't forget that Bagan area and its 3000+ temples streches over a 20km x 20 km perimeter; if you really want to see and appreciate Bagan you'll need to rent a bike or a taxi or a horse cart, you can't do it on foot. Nyaung Oo town has the most budget accommodations.
You can take a hot air balloon ride at sunrise through 2 companies in Bagan one is called Balloons Over Bagan, around US$ 320 per person and the other is called Bagan Ballooning, US$ 350 per person with less people in the basket. The 2 companies operate from October till April.
A lot to see in Bagan such as :
Ananda Temple
Bupaya Pagoda
Dhammayangyi Temple
Dhammayazika Pagoda
Gawdawpalin Temple
Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyi-in)
Gubyaukgyi Temple (Myinkaba)
Htilominlo Temple
Lawkananda Pagoda
Mahabodhi Temple
Manuha Temple
Mingalazedi Pagoda
Minyeingon Temple
Myazedi inscription
Nanpaya Temple
Nathlaung Kyaung Temple
Payathonzu Temple
Seinnyet Nyima Pagoda and Seinnyet Ama Pagoda
Shwegugyi Temple
Shwesandaw Pagoda
Shwezigon Pagoda
Sulamani Temple
Tharabha Gate
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Tuywindaung Pagoda
( Bagan - Myanmar ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Bagan . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Bagan - Myanmar
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Shwezigon Paya at Nyaung U (Bagan)
Shwezigon Paya - main religious site at Nyaung U (Bagan) Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday 6 August 2011.
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Myanmar 04 Bagan 2 days youtube
From Yangon we fly to Bagan. , Myanmar's ancient capital of birthplace of the Myanmar culture. Two nights here in the Myanmar Treasure Resort. In the morning we visit the Shwezigon Pagoda, one of the oldest stupas in Bagan. We tour the relic paintings and carvings of Wetkyi-in Gubyaukgyi and the Htilominlo Pahto and some anicient Bagan architecture at the Tharabo City Gate. We visit a Lacquerware factory and then move on the the Myinkaba Gubyaokkyi Temple; Nabyga Oata; the finely carved Naripaya Temple, and the Seinnyet temple and stupa. Some unforgettable sunsets over Bagan's golden pagodas and the Ayeyarwady River. Then to the hotel. The next day to the Oasis of the Plain Region Mount Popa. On the way we visit a sugar and peanut oil workshop. We then visit the Mahagiri Shrine. More and more temples!!!
Myanmar - Bagan - Local Village Visit #1 3 Mar 2015
BURMA PAGAN/BAGAN
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In the many years I am already living in Burma I have learned that Bagan is beautiful but much more than what meets the eye.
The Bagan story is the story of a kingdom growing from village level size to about 70 percent of the size of today's Burma/Myanmar.
It is the story of 55 Bagan kings, of myth and legends, of nats and nagas, of wars, of political intrigues, of lies, treason and murder, of Ari Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism and the fall from a small but bustling and wealthy royal capital to a quiet, dusty place in Burma's dry zone no one would speak of anymore if it were not for Theravada Buddhism and the magnificent temples and pagodas.
Today’s dry and dusty plains of Pagan are despite a significantly increasing number of tourists still enveloped in a tomb-like silence. They are an impressive tribute to Buddhism, especially Theravada Buddhism but otherwise there is nothing that indicates that this was a powerful political and economic centre.
The present Pagan/Bagan is much different from the splendid place that is in Marco Polo's records written from 1295 to 1298 described with the following words: .....one of the finest sights in the world and “The two pyramidal towers entirely build of marble, ten paces in height…. One of these pyramids was covered with plates of gold an inch in thickness, so that nothing besides the gold was visible; and the other with a plate of silver, of the same thickness. ……. The whole formed a splendid object.”
I can only assume that Marco Polo in this description is speaking of one of the pagodas. Which one of the then existing pagodas it might have been I do not know (and as far as I know no one does); maybe it was the Shwezigon Pagoda built in the period from 1070 (?) to 1089 but then, no record says that this pagoda was gilded at that time.
In many of her features present-day Bagan is more like the Pagan that Sir James Scott under his writer name ‘Shway Yoe’ in 1882 (The Burman: His Life and Notions) described with the words:
”Pagan is in many respects the most remarkable religious city in the world. Jerusalem, Rome, Kieff (Kiev), Benares none of these can boast the multitude of temples and the lavishness of design and ornaments that make marvellous the deserted capital on the Irrawaddy. …the whole space is thickly studded with pagodas of all sizes and shapes, and the very ground is so thickly covered with crumbling remnants of vanished shrines that according to the popular saying, you cannot move foot or hand without touching a sacred thing.”
Lifting the curtain of myth and legend and concerning ourselves with the history of Pagan will show that this story is not only one of glory, splendour and beauty. It is also a story of crimes; and here we do not speak of petty crimes. We speak of very, very serious crimes that include patricide, fratricide and murder committed to get to the top and stay at the top. Crimes committed to gain unlimited power and keep it and to amass unimaginable wealth. This is the dark side of the story about power and the Royal families of the Pagan era and post-pagan era: Arrogance and ignorance. Jealousy, violent temper, envy and ill will. Lies and conspiracy, murder and manslaughter, lying and cheating are integral part of the story.
Nowadays, some 8 centuries after Pagan’s golden era, the plain of Burma’s deserted capital on the Ayeyawaddy is still densely dotted with pagodas, temples and other religious buildings what is left of them, respectively. The very buildings that bear silent witness to the religious spirit that pervaded the Kingdom of Pagan from 1044 A.D. to 1277 A.D.
Some 2.217 ‘payas’ of formerly some 13.000 are still giving valid testimony to Pagan’s ‘Golden Era’ when the city became known as ‘The City of Four Million Pagodas’ under King Kyanzittha, Pagan’s greatest King, during whose reign of 28 years thousands of religious monuments were build.
Pagan's era of greatness began when as a result of Shin Arahan's teachings king Anawrahta committed himself to Theravada Buddhism doctrines. These were in Anawrahta's opinion more rational than the mysticism of Nat worship.
Among the important witnesses of ‘Pagan’s Era of Greatness’ are the:
1. Shwezigon Pagoda 2. Ananda Temple 3. Thatbyinnyu Temple 4. Gawdawpalin Temple 5. Dhammayangyi Temple 6. Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyi-In) 7. Shwesandaw Pagoda,8. Shinbinthalyaung Temple 9. Sulamani Temple 10. Htilominlo Temple
11. Lawkananda Stupa 12. Nathlaung Kyaung 13. Mahabodhi Temple 14. Tharaba Gate 15. Dhammayazika Pagoda 16. Mingalazedi 17. Bupaya Pagoda 18. Abeyadana Temple 19. Nanphaya Temple 20. Manuha Temple
Myanmar Discovery: The Splendour of Myanmar Part 2
This video is part 2 of 2 of my Myanmar series.
The travel period for this video is 9 days from 29th November to 7th December 2014.
We stayed:-
- 5 days in Yangon,
-1 day in Bagan,
-1 day in Heho(Inle Lake) and
-2 days in Mandalay
Attractions and topics covered in part 2 of this video series are:
1. Bagan 0:06
2. Nyaung U Local Market 0:38
3. 360 view of Bagan 0:59
4. Shwezigon Pagoda 1:26
5. Gubyaukgyi Pagoda(Wetkyi Inn) 1:57
6. Htilominlo 2:15
7. Manuha Pagoda 2:53
8. Ananda Temple 3:21
9. Shwesandow Pagoda (sunset) 4:22
(It was unfortunate that we only stayed 1 night in Bagan. With 2 nights, we could've taken the hot air balloon ride up to watch the sunrise. It's also recommended to visit the Popa Temple.)
10. Heho(Inle Lake) 4:38
11. One Leg Rower 5:30
12. Floating Garden 5:56
13. Lotus/silk Weaving Centre 7:02
14. Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda 7:59
15. Kayan Village 8:49
16. Seagulls 9:19
(With hindsight, it's worthwhile to stay 2 nights in Inle Lake. For example, we could've stayed in one of the hotels on the lake, and explore more of Inle Lake by traveling further down.)
Have you watched part 1?
I hope you found this video informative and enjoyable!
Cheers,
landhopper.
Mandalay-Bagan
Da Mandalay a Bagano lungo il corso dell Ayeyarwaddy
Untitled (Myanmar)
A 4-min sketch shot with a Panasonic GF3 + iPhone 4s. Taken in 9 days across Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Follow the trip here: (video)
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Music by (c) The Velvet Teen from Gyzmkid [EP] (2006)
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Locations:
Thailand:
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Don Mueang Airport
Bangkok
Mandalay, Myanmar:
Mandalay Airport
Amarapura
Mandalay-Yangon Expressway
Grand Royal Palace
Mandalay Hill
Bagan, Myanmar:
Nyaung-U Airport
Bagan Thande Nyaung-U Hotel
Bagan Princess Hotel
Old Bagan
Wetkyi-Inn
Buledi
Gubyaukgyi
Shwesandaw Paya
Shwezigon Paya
Sulamani Pahto
Thabeik Hmauk
Upali Thein
Htilominlo Pahto
Thatbyinnyu Pahto
Yangon, Myanmar:
Shwedagon Paya
Dagon
Kan Daw Gyi Lake
Yangon Central Railway
Sepang, Malaysia
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พระธาตุมุเตา Shwezigon pagoda
It is a centre of prayer and reflection for the new Theravada faith King Anawarahta had established in Bagan Myanmar. The pagoda is standing between the village of Wetkyi-in and Nyaung U. It is a beautiful pagoda and was commenced by King Anawrahta but not completed until the reign of King Kyanzittha (1084-1113).It enshrine one of the four replicas of the Buddha tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, and it was to mark the northern edge of the city. The other three tooth replicas were enshrined in other three more pagodas. Visitors can view the bejeweled hti through a telescope. Surrounding the pagoda are clusters of zayats (rest houses) and shrines, some of them old, others more modern, though none of them are original.
พระธาตุมุเตา แปลว่า จมูกร้อน ทั้งนี้เพราะกล่าวกันว่าพระมหาธาตุองค์นี้สูงมาก จนต้องแหงนหน้ามองต้องกับแสงแดด ทั้งนี้เนื่องจากพระมหาธาตุเจดีย์ชเวมอดอนั้นเป็นเจดีย์ที่มีความสูงที่สุดในพม่า มีความสำคัญทางประวัติศาสตร์ ใช้เป็นที่ทำพระราชพิธีเจาะพระกรรณของพระเจ้าตะเบ็งชะเวตี้เมื่อครั้งพระองค์ขึ้นครองราชย์ใหม่ ๆ ภายใต้วงล้อมของทหารมอญหลายหมื่นนายที่เป็นศัตรู แต่ก็ไม่อาจทำอะไรพระองค์ได้[1] เมื่อพระเจ้าตะเบ็งชะเวตี้สามารถยึดพะโคเป็นราชธานีแห่งใหม่ได้สำเร็จ ในรัชกาลต่อมา คือ พระเจ้าบุเรงนองได้มีการสร้างฉัตรถวายเพิ่มเติมอีกหลายชั้น จนพระมหาธาตุสูงขึ้นอีกหลายเท่า และทรงถอดมณีที่ประดับยอดมงกุฎของพระองค์ถวายเป็นพุทธบูชาสูงสุด อีกทั้งกล่าวกันว่าก่อนที่พระองค์จะออกทำศึกคราใด จะทรงมานมัสการพระมหาธาตุนี้ก่อนทุกครั้ง ซึ่งในปัจจุบันจุดที่เชื่อว่าพระองค์ทำการสักการะก็ยังปรากฏอยู่ และสมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราชเมื่อครั้งยกทัพมาตีพะโคก็ได้เสด็จมานมัสการด้วย
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