Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Welcome to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Welcome to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi!!!!!!!!!



Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar Democracy Leader will visit to Australia. During her trip, she will meet with Myanmar Communities in Australia. Especially, at 3:00 pm, on 27 November, 2013, she will meet the Myanmar communities in Sydney at Opera House and will speak in Burmese language. The free tickets for this section, can be got in Myanmar Communities but it is for Myanmar Communities only.

The second section for Australian and other people also will be held in Opera House, Sydney at 5:00 pm, on 27 November, 2013 and she will speak in English. The tickets for this section, can be bought at Opera House, Sydney, Australia.

Monday, 11 November 2013

A Tigress on the Shwedagon: A Research Note

A Tigress on the Shwedagon: A Research Note by Mg Nay Chi

Shwedagon Pagoda


No visit to the Union of Myanmar is complete without a visit to the 2,500 years old Shwedagon Pagoda, which enshrines strands of Buddha's hair and other holy relics. Located west of the Royal Lake on 114 -acre Singuttara Hill in Yangon, Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred and impressive Buddhist site for the people of the Union of Myanmar. 

From a humble beginning of 8.2 meters, the Shwedagon Pagoda today stands close to 110 meters. Shwedagon Pagoda is covered with hundreds of gold plates and the top of the stupa is encrusted with 4531 diamonds; the largest of which is a 72 carat diamond. It is clearly one of the wonders of the religious world. Shwedagon Pagoda is a repository of the best in Myanmar heritage – architecture, sculpture and arts. The Shwedagon Pagoda consists hundreds colorful temples, stupas, and statues that reflects the architectural era spanning almost a 2,500 years. 

To understand this monumental work of art and architecture, visitors will experience an insider's view of this magnificent symbol of Buddhism to the lives of the Myanmar people. Shwedagon Pagoda forms the focus of religious as well as community activities – the bustling of devotees and monks washing the statues, offering flowers, worshiping, and meditating. Shwedagon Pagoda is administered by the Board of Trustees of Shwedagon Pagoda.