Bago Myanmar
Bago, formerly Pegu, is a city 80 km north of Yangon. It has one busy main road and many peaceful smaller roads. There are many Budhist monuments like the Shwemawdaw Paya.
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SHWEMAWDAW PAGODA - THE GOLDEN GOD TEMPLE, BAGO, MYANMAR (KUIL DEWA EMAS di BAGO, MYANMAR)
This short video is part of our one week holiday in Yangon, Myanmar in February 2019. Shwemawdaw Pagoda is located in Bago and must see when you go to Bago. More information regarding this Pagoda, please the explanation and the subtiles in the video. Thank you.....
Bago, Myanmar
Bago is located about 80 kms north east of Yangon and is home to Shwemawdaw Paya and Kyaik Pun Paya. You will pass through Bago if travelling to Golden Rock.
Shwemawdaw Pagoda in Bago
The Shwemawdaw Pagoda (also written Shwemawdaw Paya) in Bago is the tallest pagoda in Myanmar. The Shwemawdaw is 14 m higher than the Shwedagon of Yangon. The name Shwemawdaw means Great Golden God. The Shwemawdaw can be seen from as far as 10 km outside the city.
According to legend, the Shwemawdaw was built by two merchant brothers, Mahasala and Kullasala, after they returned from India with two hairs personally given to them by Gautama Buddha. They built a small stupa to enshrine the hairs. Since then, the shrine had been enlarged many times, including once by Bago's founders, Thamala and Wimala. Sacred teeth relics were added to the collection in 982 and 1385.
small belfry at Kyaik Pun Paya Bago Myanmar
Shwemawdaw Paya The highest pagoda in Myanmar
Sights To See In Bago, Myanmar
Bago (previously known as Pegu) is a short couple hour bus ride northeast from Yangon. There is quite a number of sights to see, mainly related to Buddhism. Some of these include the Shwemawdaw Paya, Snake Monastery, Paleik Snake Monastery, Shwetaungyoe Paya, Mahazedi Paya, Shwethalyaung Buddha, Naung Daw Gyi Mya Tha Lyaung, and the Four Figures Paya.
For a full write-up of our experience in Bago, including transportation, what sights were worth our time, what we ate and where we stayed, read my article (
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Shot on my iPhone 4 and Olympus PEN E-PL2. Edited in FCP7.
Bago partie 6: Le plus grand stupa du Myanmar! La pagode Shwemawdaw (Myanmar 2013)
La Pagode Shwemawdaw, aussi appelée le golden god temple, est un stupa géant de 114 mètres de hauteur. Il est le plus haut du Pays, et un des plus grands du monde!
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Myanmar 2012 Shwemadaw Paya in Bago (1018)
Shwemadaw Paya, one of the main Buddhist temples in Bago, Myanmar (1018)
Shwemawdaw Pagoda, Bago, Myanmar, 2016
The pagoda in Bago is 114 metres high and the tallest in Myanmar.
Kyaikpun Pagoda, Bago, Myanmar, 2016
The Kyaikpun Pagoda is a pagoda in the city of Bago, Myanmar. Inside this Pagoda is the Kyaikpun Buddha, a Four Seated Buddha. It was constructed by King Migadippa in the 7th Century and renovated by King Dhammazedi in the 15th century.
Bago Visit : 12/1/2017
Bago (Pegu)
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
Shwethalyaung
KanBawZa Thadi Golden Palace
Maha Zedi
Myanmar (Burma) - Bago to the Golden Rock Pagoda
Coach trips have never been my favourite form of travel but this one was different. Accompanied by my wife and son and a whole contingent of Thai family and friends we flew to Yangon in Myanmar (Burma) for a 2 night adventure.
It was amazing what we were able to see and do in such a short space of time. We began by travelling to Bago region which lies 90km to the north-east of Yangon.
Our first stop was at the Shwemawdaw Pagoda to see the towering 114m golden stupa. Then we made our way on to the Kanbawzathadi Palace - a reconstruction of the 16th century palace of King Bayinnaung of the Taungoo dynasty. Lastly, we took a look at the Shwethalyaung Buddha - a 55m long, 1,000 year old reclining Buddha statue.
From there we embarked on a long drive to Mon State for the highlight of the trip: an overnight stay at the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda a.k.a. the Golden Rock. This was an amazing adventure! We travelled in the coach to Kinpun village where we transferred to trucks with bench seats. The trucks took us up the mountain to a cable car. The cable car took us the last kilometre to the summit, where we were greeted with a chaotic but good natured scrum of people offering their services to carry your belongings (or even you) the last kilometre or so to the temple entrance.
Once at the entrance, it was shoes off even though the actual pagoda was still several hundred metres away. We were now at an altitude of 1,100m and shrouded by mist and clouds. It was an amazing experience - probably the most exotic place I have ever been. The Golden Rock itself balances seemingly impossibly on the edge of a high cliff and it is surrounded by a huge complex of shrines, halls and hotels.
Hundreds of pilgrims make merit well into the night and start again before sunrise. We got up about 4.30am and went out to watch the rituals. As the sun rose and the mists receded we were greeted with some stunning views and some huge insects! Then, all too soon, it was time to head back down the mountain for the next leg of the trip...
This video was shot on a GoPro Hero7 Black and features the 1990 song Sadeness Pt.1 by Enigma as its soundtrack.
passing downtown Bago to Shwemawdaw Paya pagoda
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Bago, formerly Pegu, is a city and the capital of Bago Division in Burma (or Myanmar). It is located 50 miles (80 km) from Yangon and has a population of 220,000.
According to legend, two Mon princess from Thaton founded Bago in 573 AD. It was written in the chronicles that eight years after enlightenment, Lord Buddha along with his disciples flew around the Southeast Asian countries. On his return journey while crossing the Gulf of Martaban, which happened to be at low tide, he saw two golden sheldrakes sitting, female on top of male, on a peak of land protruding out of the sea just enough for a bird's perch. Viewing this strange phenomenon, he predicted to his disciples that one day a country where his doctrine would thrive would come into existence in this vast sea area. That part of the sea, when it was silted up and ready for habitation approximately 1500 years after the prediction, was colonized by Mons from the Thaton Kingdom. Thus, the Mons became the first rulers of this country known in history as Hongsawatoi (Pali Hamsavati). Other variations on the name include Hanthawaddy, Hanthawady and Handawaddy; and in Thai หงสาวดี Hongsawadi.
The earliest mention of this city in history is by the Arab geographer Ibn Khudadhbin around 850 AD. At the time, the Mon capital had shifted to Thaton. The area came under rule of the Burmese from Bagan in 1056. After the collapse of Bagan to the Mongols in 1287, the Mon regained their independence.
In Lower Burma, a Mon dynasty established itself first at Martaban and then at Pegu. During the reign of king Rajadhirat (13831421) Ava and Pegu were involved in continuous warfare. The peaceful reign of Queen Baña Thau (Burmese: Shin Saw Bu; 1453-72) came to an end when she chose the Buddhist monk Dhammazedi (1472-92) to succeed her. Under Dhammazedi Pegu became a centre of commerce and Theravada Buddhism.
From 1369-1539, Hanthawaddy was the capital of the Mon Kingdom of Ramanadesa, which covered all of what is now Lower Burma. The area came under Burman control again in 1539, when it was annexed by King Tabinshweti to his Kingdom of Taungoo. The kings of Taungoo made Bago their royal capital from 1539-1599 and again in 1613-1634, and used it as a base for repeated invasions of Siam. As a major seaport, the city was frequently visited by Europeans, who commented on its magnificence. The Burmese capital relocated to Ava in 1634. In 1740, the Mon revolted and briefly regained their independence, but Burmese King Alaungpaya (or U Aungzeya) sacked and completely destroyed the city (along with Mon independence) in 1757.
Bago was rebuilt by King Bodawpaya (1782-1819), but by then the river had shifted course, cutting the city off from the sea. It never regained its previous importance. After the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the British annexed Bago in 1852. In 1862, the province of British Burma was formed, and the capital moved to Yangon. The name Bago is spelt peh kou literally. The substantial differences between the colloquial and literary pronunciations, as with Burmese words, was a reason of the British corruption Pegu.
In 1911, Hanthawaddy was described as a district in the Bago (or Pegu) division of Lower Burma. It lay in the home district of Rangoon, from which the town was detached to make a separate district in 1880. It had an area of 3,023 square miles (7,830 km2), with a population of 48,411 in 1901, showing an increase of 22% in the past decade. Hanthawaddy and Henzada were the two most densely populated districts in the province.
Hanthawaddy, as it was constituted in 1911, consisted of a vast plain stretching up from the sea between the To (or China Bakir) mouth of the Ayeyarwady River and the Pegu Yomas. Except the tract of land lying between the Pegu Yomas on the east and the Hlaing river, the country was intersected by numerous tidal creeks; many of which were navigable by large boats and some by steamers. The headquarters of the district was in Rangoon, which was also the sub-divisional headquarters. The second sub-division had its headquarters at Insein, where there were large railway works. Cultivation was almost wholly confined to rice, but there were many vegetable and fruit gardens.
Today, Hanthawaddy may be considered a district of the city of Bago.
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Hintha Gon Paya, dove tra i 37 Nat birmani è particolarmente venerato Ko Gyi Kyaw (grande fratello Kyaw) amante dell'alcol e ballerino scatenato. La festa è già iniziata e tra il frastuono di una musica scatenata si vedono alcune figure femminilei che ballano quasi in estasi. Mi rendo conto che quelle non sono figure femminili, ma transessuali.Sono infatti queste persone che curano questa parte di pagoda. Ci sono diverse persone ad assistere allo spettacolo, quasi tutti gay
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