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Sule Pagoda

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on the same site where three previous Buddhas had buried sacred relics in past ages. Unfortunately, these events had happened so long ago that not even Sakka knew exactly where the relics were buried. The Sule nat, however, who was so old that his eyelids had to be propped up with trees in order for
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The Sule Pagoda was made the center of Yangon by Lt. Alexander Fraser of the Bengal Engineers, who created the present street layout of Yangon soon after the British occupation in the middle of the 19th century. (Lt. Fraser also lent his name to Fraser Street, now Anawrattha Street and still one of
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The Sule Pagoda is located in the center of downtown Yangon and is part of the city's economic and public life. During the 1988 and 2007 protests, the Sule Pagoda was a functional meeting point for anti-government and pro-democracy protesters.
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him to stay awake, had witnessed the great event. The gods, Nats and humans of the court of Okkalapa therefore gathered around the Sule nat and asked him the location, which he eventually remembered.
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gathered to pray around the pagoda. Sadly, in both 1988 and 2007, the Sule Pagoda became the first place to witness the brutal reaction by the Burmese government against the protesters.
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became more independent of the Indian influences, local architectural forms began to change the shape of the pagoda. It is believed to enshrine a strand of hair of
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The Sule Pagoda incorporated the original Indian structure of the stupa, which initially was used to replicate the form and function of a relic mound. However, as
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Barnes, Gina L. "An Introduction to Buddhist Archaeology", World Archaeology, Vol. 27, No. 2. (Oct., 1995), pp. 165–182.
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The Sule Pagoda has been the focal point of both Yangon and Burmese politics. It has served as a rallying point in the
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Raga, Jose Fuste. Sule pagoda, in the centre of Yangon, Myan. Encyclopædia Britannica. 10 February 2009.
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According to Burmese legend the site where the Sule pagoda now stands was once the home of a powerful
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Soni, Sujata. Evolution of Stupas in Burma. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 1991.
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that the Buddha himself is said to have given to the two Burmese merchant brothers,
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Sule Pagoda is centrally located in Yangon as a religious and historic site.
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Centre of Yangon City and political and religious focal point
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who resided at the place where the Sule Pagoda now stands.
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An artistic rendition of Sularata, the nat of Sule Pagoda
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the main thoroughfares of Yangon). It is a Mon-style
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Yangon
Burma
Coordinates
16°46′27.8″N 96°9′31.6″E / 16.774389°N 96.158778°E / 16.774389; 96.158778
Yangon City Landmark
Burmese
[sʰúlèpʰəjá]
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Yangon
Shwedagon Pagoda
Buddha
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1988 uprisings
2007 Saffron Revolution
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Yangon City Heritage List

Burmese culture
Lord Buddha
Trapusa and Bahalika


nat
Sakka
Lord Buddha's sacred hair-relic

chedi
Shin Sawbu

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