Sule Pagoda

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Sule Pagoda 1976

The Sule Pagoda ( Burmese ဆူးလေ ဘုရား , pronounced: sʰúlè pʰəjá) is a Buddhist temple complex in Yangon in Myanmar .

history

According to legend, the pagoda was built before the Shwedagon pagoda more than 2,600 years ago during the Buddha's lifetime . The octagonal floor plan of the main stupa indicates stylistically peculiarities of the Mon architecture and chronologically to the 1st century of our era.

The pagoda plays an important role in the religious and political life of Myanmar, for example during the popular uprising in 1988 (see also 8888 Uprising in Wikipedia) and the 2007 saffron revolution .

description

Today the system stands on a huge roundabout in the city center. The main stupa retains its octagonal shape up to the top.

There is a shrine for the nats and an altar for each weekday in the temple precinct . Believers prefer to sacrifice and pray at the altar on the day of the week on which they were born, thus celebrating their “birthday”.

gallery

  • Exterior view
  • Screen of the main stupa
  • Crowning a pillar
  • Glass mosaic
  • monk
  • Weekday altar
  • Weekday altar
  • Natschrein

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. 1984, p. 328f.

literature

  • Johanna Dittmar: Thailand and Burma. Temples and royal cities between the Mekong and the Indian Ocean (= DuMont documents. Art travel guide. ). 3. Edition. DuMont, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-7701-1206-7 , p. 328f.
  • Wilhelm Klein: Burma (= Apa Guides. ). Nelles, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-88618-991-0 , p. 139.
  • Andrea Markand, Markus Markand, Martin H. Petrich, Volker Klinkmüller: Myanmar. (Burma) (= Stefan Loose Travel Manuals. ). 2nd completely revised edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 137.

Web links

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Coordinates: 16 ° 46 ′ 27 ″  N , 96 ° 9 ′ 31 ″  E