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 Also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, it's a gilded stupa 99 meters (325 ft) tall , located on Singuttara Hill, to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, and dominates the Yangon skyline.

Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa. These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇāgamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama

According to tradition the pagoda is 2,600 years old, making Shwedagon the oldest pagoda in the world. Historians though generally date it to the 6th - 10th centuries CE. The main gold-plated dome is topped by a stupa containing over 7,000 diamonds, rubies, topaz and sapphires, the whole concoction offset by a massive emerald positioned to reflect the last rays of the setting sun.

There are four entrances, each leading up a flight of steps to the platform on Singuttara Hill. A pair of giant leogryph chinthes guards each entrance. The eastern and southern approaches have vendors selling books, good luck charms, images of the Buddha, candles, gold leaf, incense sticks, prayer flags, streamers, miniature umbrellas and flowers. It is important for Burmese Buddhists to know on which day of the week they were born, as this determines their planetary post.


Chinthe  protects  pagoda
Chinthe protects pagoda
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Shwedagon pagoda Golden spires of Buddhist stupas
Shwedagon pagoda Golden spires of Buddhist stupas
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 Chinthe  protects  pagoda
Chinthe protects pagoda
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Wooden statue of Buddha
Wooden statue of Buddha
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Offering of holy water at planetary post
Offering of holy water at planetary post
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Chinthe  protects  pagoda
Chinthe protects pagoda
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 Footprint of Buddha
Footprint of Buddha
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Reclining buddha
Reclining buddha
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Footprint of Buddha
Footprint of Buddha
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Footprint of Buddha
Footprint of Buddha
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Offering of holy water at planetary post
Offering of holy water at planetary post
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 Golden spires of stupas
Golden spires of stupas
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Golden Buddha statue
Golden Buddha statue
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Golden spires of stupas
Golden spires of stupas
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Scenes of Buddha life
Scenes of Buddha life
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Chinthe  protects  pagoda
Chinthe protects pagoda
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Scenes of Buddha life
Scenes of Buddha life
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Offering of holy water at planetary post
Offering of holy water at planetary post
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Golden Buddha statue
Golden Buddha statue
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 Offering of holy water at planetary post
Offering of holy water at planetary post
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Offering of holy water at planetary post
Offering of holy water at planetary post
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 Golden spires of stupas
Golden spires of stupas
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 Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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 Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Golden spires of stupas
Golden spires of stupas
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Golden Buddha statue
Golden Buddha statue
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Offering of holy water at planetary post
Offering of holy water at planetary post
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Footprint of Buddha
Footprint of Buddha
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Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddhist visitors to Shwedagon Pagoda
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Golden Buddha statue
Golden Buddha statue
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Golden spires of stupas
Golden spires of stupas
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