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| Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha teachings on side |
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Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha .. Andy and a monk who wanted his photo taken with him. He had quite a following!
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| Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha |
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| Mya tha Lyaung reclining Buddha |
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| Mya tha Lyaung reclining Buddha |
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Kyaikpun Pagoda |
Kyaikpun pagoda
allied Second World War cemetery just beside the highway and then arrived in Bago. We saw Kyaikpun pagoda, built in the 15th century. This is 4 seated Buddhas around the base of a large pillar. Then we saw the Mya Tha Lyaung reclining Buddha. The soles of the feet are incredibly painted as are the fingernails! The Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha is the second largest in the world measuring 55 metres long and built in 994AD. It was lost after a battle in 1757 but rediscovered during British rule in 1880. It had been completely overgrown with jungle. The mosaic pillows were added in 1930. We saw the Shwemawdaw Pagoda built by 2 merchants 1000 years ago. It is the tallest in Mysanmar and parts were destroyed by a 1917 earthquake but have been restored. The Mahazeti Pagoda was built in 1560 to enshrine a tooth of Buddha but it was later proved to be a fake and was removed. It has been destroyed and rebuilt after wars and earthquakes. this one is climbable almost to the top but in the heat we didn't do that, spending more time in a small victory ground pagoda nearby. We visited the snake pagoda, supposedly the reincarnation of a famous monk. The 6 metre long Burmese python was just lying under a long table and people put money on it for good luck. The Kanbawzathadi palace where some Mon kings lived and were crowned was reconstructed in 1990 - 1992 having burnt down in 1599. It was only built in 1556 but certainly showed the opulence of the mon dynasty. On the way back to Yangon we stopped briefly at a Chinese pagodaquite different from the Mon ones we had been seeing,
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| War cemetery 1939-45 |
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| War cemetery 1939 - 45 |
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