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Tag: Myanmar

Photos and Descriptions of 80 Stone Sculptures from Pagan Published

Posted on June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 by Ānandajoti
The Request of the Gods in the Tusita Heaven

Photographs and a description of the 80 Life of the Buddha sculptures in the Ānanda Temple at Pagan.

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Website: Pali Text Images

Posted on November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 by Ānandajoti

Website with scans of the Pali texts in various scripts for the use of scholars and students.

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Publication of Ven. Rerukane Candavimala’s Autobiography

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by Ānandajoti
Ven. Rerukane Candavimala

A new website dedicated to the autobiography of Ven. Rerukane Candavimala in which he talks about his life and work.

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New Chanting Book for Meditators Published

Posted on April 23, 2016May 12, 2017 by Ānandajoti
Chanting for Meditators

A new chanting book is published on the Ancient Buddhist Texts website meant specifically for meditators.

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Uposatha Calendars 2016

Posted on December 28, 2015January 8, 2016 by Ānandajoti
2016-Uposatha-Sri-Lanka-Galdua

The calendars for the 2016 uposatha ceremonies as held in the main traditions.

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Two New Chanting Texts on Ancient Buddhist Texts

Posted on August 25, 2013January 13, 2014 by Ānandajoti
The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom

Publication of two new short chanting texts on the Ancient Buddhist Texts website; the Prajñāpāramitā-Hṛdaya, the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom, and the Tigumbacetiyathomanā – Praise of the Tigumba Shrine.

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Text and Translation of Namakkārapāli

Posted on April 14, 2013April 7, 2013 by Ānandajoti
Namakkarapali

A new text and translation of a popular Burmese chanting text, together with extracts from the commentary.

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Ruined Temples in Ayutthaya

Posted on January 13, 2013December 30, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Wat Phra Si Sanphet

History of the sacking of the former capital of Thailand, Ayutthaya, and photographs of the ruined temples that are still to be seen there.

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The Asokan Missions from the Extended Mahavamsa

Posted on April 15, 2012April 15, 2017 by Ānandajoti
Asokan-Missions

The first translation of the Extended Mahāvaṁsa chapters XII-XIV, which describe the missions sent out during King Asoka’s time to bring the Dhamma to the outlying districts and countries.

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The Ascendency of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia

Posted on March 17, 2012March 16, 2012 by Ānandajoti
The Ascendency of Theravada Buddhism

Book Review of The Ascendency of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia by Prapod Assavavirulhakarn

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Paintings by Paw Oo Thett

Posted on May 28, 2011April 30, 2011 by Ānandajoti
Watercolour on Paper, 19

Paw Oo Thett was one of the most famous Burmese painters in modern times, producing vibrant works in both watercolour on paper and oil paintings on canvas.

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Thant Myint-U: The River of Lost Footsteps

Posted on May 21, 2011May 23, 2011 by Ānandajoti
Book Cover Photo

The River of Lost Footsteps, by Thant Myint-U provides a political history of Burma from the earliest times, and brings it up until the “Saffron Revolution” of 2007.

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Buddhas and Murals at the Po Win Caves – 2

Posted on February 6, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Buddha in badly decayed Cave

Po Win Daung is a large complex of 800+ sandstone caves around 20 km from Monywa, which have been dug out of the hills and contains what is considered to be one of the richest collection of mural paintings and Buddhist statues in South-East Asia.

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Buddhas and Murals at the Po Win Caves – 1

Posted on February 5, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti
View of the Caves

The very next day we organised a major outing to go and see the Po Win caves which are west of Monywa, and around 150km away from our base. This was probably our biggest “find” on the trip.

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Idyllic Taungthaman Lake

Posted on January 30, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Boat Scene

After visiting and photographing the Kyauktawgyi Pagoda, and feeling more satisfied with ourselves, having done one of the things we had set out to do, we decided to walk back over the U Bein bridge. The bridge is said, at around 1200 metres long, to be the longest teak bridge in the world, and was…

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Mural Paintings at Kyauktawgyi Pagoda

Posted on January 29, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti

King Pagan built the Kyauktawgyi Temple on an island in the Taugthaman Lake in 1847, inside there are many very fine mural paintings showing temples and pagodas from throughout the Burmese Kingdom.

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Decorative Mosaics in the Temples and Pagodas in Myanmar

Posted on January 23, 2011April 13, 2017 by Ānandajoti
Floral, Shwedagon, Yangon

One of the most interesting of the many art forms I came across in Myanmar was the mosaic work, which is often a mixture of small mirrors and stained glass or coloured stones that adorn the temples and pagodas throughout the country.

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Sutaungpyai Pagoda, Mandalay

Posted on January 22, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Sutaungpyai Pagoda

The Sutaungpyai Pagoda, which is situated right on the top of the Mandalay hill is a really wonderful temple to see, with very beautiful and complex mosaic glasswork covering the pillars, walls, ceilings and shrines.

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Sandamuni Pagoda, Mandalay

Posted on January 16, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti

Yesterday we saw the Tipitaka had been carved on marble slabs at the Kuthodaw Pagoda. Right next door at the Sandamuni Pagoda, there are slabs which contain not just the Tipitaka, but the commentaries and sub-commentaries as well.

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Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay

Posted on January 15, 2011February 20, 2012 by Ānandajoti
Gateway

The World’s Largest Book stands upright in the grounds of the Kuthodaw Pagoda. It has 730 leaves and 1460 pages; each page is approximately three and a half feet wide, five feet tall and five inches thick.

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