Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Originally built in 1784, the Mahamuni Pagoda houses a 3.8 meter high seated image of the Buddha. Legend has it that the statue was sculpted in about 500 BCE in the Kingdom of Rakhine. Over the years, small pieces of gold leaf stuck onto the statue have come to cover it entirely; the video shows men dressed in longyi (traditional Burmese sarongs) hard at work adding more gold leaf to the statue.
Mahamuni Temple, Mandalay
Mandalay, Myanmar is the location of a temple and monastery complex called Mahamuni that is a major pilgrimage site for Buddhist in Myanmar.
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Mahamuni Buddha Temple, Mandalay, Myanmar, 2016
The Mahamuni Pagoda is a Buddhist temple in Myanmar. The Buddha was brought to Mandalay in 1784 by King Bodawpaya.
Mahamuni Pagoda, Mandalay
Mahamuni Pagoda is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar. The Mahamuni Buddha image (literal meaning: The Great Sage) is deified in this temple, and originally came from Arakan. It is highly venerated in Burma and central to many people's lives, as it is seen as an expression of representing the Buddha's life.
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Mahamuni Buddha Temple (Mandalay, Myanmar)
The Mahamuni Buddha Temple / မဟာမုနိဘုရားကြီး (also called the Mahamuni Pagoda) is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay. The Mahamuni Buddha image (literal meaning: The Great Sage) is deified in this temple, and originally came from Arakan. It is highly venerated in Burma and central to many people's lives, as it is seen as an expression of representing the Buddha's life.
Ancient tradition refers to only five likenesses of the Buddha, made during his lifetime; two were in India, two in paradise, and the fifth is the Mahamuni Buddha image in Myanmar. According to the legend, the Buddha visited the Dhanyawadi city of Arakan in 554 BC. King Sanda Thuriya requested that an image was cast of him. After casting the Great Image, the Buddha breathed upon it and thereafter the image became the exact likeness of the Mahamuni.
The Mahamuni Buddha image itself is housed in a small chamber, seated on a throne in a divine posture known as the Bhumisparsa Mudra. This posture or mudra symbolises Buddha's vanquishing of Mara). The legs are crossed with feet turned inwards, and the right hand touches the ground ritualistically, as a witness of his past deeds. The image is cast in bronze and weighs 6.5 tonnes and is erected on a 1.84 metres (6.0 ft) high pedestal and reaches a height of 3.82 metres (12.5 ft). Its shoulders measure 1.84 metres (6.0 ft) and its waist measures 2.9 metres (9.5 ft). It is draped in royal costumes with Brahmanic cords (salwe) and regalia crossing his chest. The image is crowned, bejewelled with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. The left hand appears imprecise, unusually large, and is seen resting in the lap with an upturned palm.
Gold leaves are regularly applied to the face of the Mahamuni Buddha by male devotees. Consequent to the frequent application of gold leaves, the coating of gold (thickness 15 centimetres (5.9 in)) has given a shapeless contour to the Mahamuni image. However, it is also noted that the right hand, crown and other iconographic characteristics of royalty are free of gold leaf covering, which gives an impression that these were later additions to the original image of the Mahamuni. In 1884, when the pagoda was burnt down, 91 kilograms (201 lb) of gold was recovered from the site, which represents the continued historical veneration and perpetuation of the cult of Mahamuni.
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DescriptionThe Mahamuni Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar. The Mahamuni Buddha image is deified in this temple, and originally came from Arakan.
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