Myanmar - Burma - Planetary Posts

It is important for Burmese Buddhists to know on which day of the week they were born, as this determines their planetary post. There are eight planetary posts, as Wednesday is split in two (a.m. and p.m.). They are marked by animals that represent the day —

garuda for Sunday

tiger for Monday

lion for Tuesday

tusked elephant for Wednesday morning

tuskless elephant for Wednesday afternoon

mouse for Thursday

guinea pig for Friday and

naga for Saturday.

Each planetary post has a Buddha image and devotees offer flowers and prayer flags and pour water on the image with a prayer and a wish. At the base of the post behind the image is a guardian angel, and underneath the image is the animal representing that particular day. The base of the stupa is octagonal and also surrounded by eight small shrines (one for each planetary post). It is customary to circumnavigate Buddhist stupas in a clockwise direction.

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