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smaller replicas of the main pagoda are affixed at their back side, fitted with four gilded kalashas or vases; similar replicas are also fixed at the corners in the lower terraces. At the base of the pagoda there are containers fitted closely and set in series, which have gilded bronze castings of plants and flowers, with alms bowls carved in stone in between. Around the exterior periphery of the pagoda there are several temples and wooden pavilions decorated with the
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scriptures. The interior, though conceived as a solid body, has a maze of interconnected narrow passages, where devotees affix dedicatory slabs on the walls by paying a donation, and praying for special blessings. Even though the relics have not been found in the pagoda, believed to have been stolen,
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relic of the Buddha to roam freely with the declaration that wherever the elephant stopped would be the site for building the pagoda. The elephant finally stopped over a dune which was chosen as the site for erecting the pagoda, hence the name
Shwezigon pagoda meaning "golden pagoda on a dune" in
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there was considerable damage to the spire and the dome necessitating large renovation. It is now substantially strengthened with a covering of more than 30,000 copper plates, which were donated by local and international devotees; gilding of the dome has been done during 1983–1984 and again in
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fixed on three of the five terraces of the pagoda; the earlier count was 584 tiles of which some are not found now. The four flights of steps provide access to the terraces leading to an octagonal platform over which the gilded stupa has been built. At the four corners of the top most terrace,
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at the centre, which is considered an auspicious symbol. Devotees offer oblations to the footprints through a rectangular wedge created at the rear of the stone slab. The placing of the footprints gives the viewers an impression of Buddha walking towards them.
501:, meaning "the fear not gesture" and the left hand holding the monk's robe. Below the Buddha Kassapa statue there are a pair of footprints intricately carved on sandstone slab; these were carved from a large "Bodhi-leaf-shaped" slab. They have engravings of a
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The pagoda has been damaged by earthquakes and other natural calamities over the centuries, and has been refurbished from time to time. A notable renovation was carried out by King
Bayinnaung (r. 1550–1581) during late 16th century. In the
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embedded with gems. The relics that are believed to be enshrined in the pagoda are Buddha's collar-bone and his frontal bone from
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from the "force field" created by the embedded relics.
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same period. The pagoda is a replica of the pyramidal
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16:Prominent Buddhist Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar
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1852:Buddha's Replica Tooth Relic Pagoda
1624:Shwekyetyet and Shwekyetkya Pagodas
261:(r. 1044–1077), the founder of the
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349:. Pagoda means "stupa" or "zedi."
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332:One year after earthquake 1975
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1677:Gubyaukgyi Temple (Wetkyi-in)
872:"History of Shwezigon Pagoda"
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1672:Gubyaukgyi Temple (Myinkaba)
721:Jarzombek & Prakash 2011
253:, it consists of a circular
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1509:Shwesandaw Pagoda (Taungoo)
1056:Myanmar Tourist Attractions
1028:SK, Lim (1 November 2011).
604:"Shwezigon Pagoda at Pagan"
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2405:Shwesandaw Pagoda (Twante)
2345:Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple
2078:Kyauk Sin Shwedagon Pagoda
2010:Maha Shwe Thein Daw Pagoda
1494:Shwemyethman Pagoda Buddha
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249:. A prototype of Burmese
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2055:Nan Oo Pagoda, Myinsaing
2050:Dattaw Taung Cave Pagoda
1504:Shwesandaw Pagoda (Pyay)
1241:Yadanabonmyint Monastery
1062:Pictorial Guide to Pagan
847:Köllner & Bruns 1998
809:Köllner & Bruns 1998
479:footprint of Lord Buddha
324:Shwezigon Pagoda in 1855
2365:Kohtatgyi Buddha Temple
2164:Sun U Ponnyashin Pagoda
2020:Shinpin Set-Thwa Pagoda
1892:Maha Min Htin Monastery
1867:Kinwun Mingyi Monastery
1781:Thandawgya Buddha Image
1614:Mahagandhayon Monastery
1552:Settawya Pagoda (Minbu)
1459:Kalyani Ordination Hall
2275:Shein Makkar Monastery
2045:Shwehylan Taung Pagoda
2035:Shwe Taung Htee Pagoda
1887:Mahamuni Buddha Temple
1742:Seinnyet Nyima Pagaoda
1727:Nagayon Temple (Bagan)
1403:Yadana Mantaung Pagoda
906:. LIT Verlag Münster.
485:in the northern face,
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114:Geographic coordinates
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2297:Lawka Tharahpu Pagoda
2270:Mawdaw Myintha Pagoda
2088:Myat Nyi Naung Pagoda
1932:Pyay Mintha Monastery
1922:Peik Chin Myaung Cave
1819:Lawka Tharahpu Pagoda
1814:Htihlaing Shin Pagoda
1791:Upali Ordination Hall
1393:Shweyanpyay Monastery
1378:Maha Myat Muni Temple
1336:Pyelonechantha Pagoda
900:Gärtner, Uta (1994).
489:in the eastern wall,
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2000:Shwethalyaung Pagoda
1982:Yaw Mingyi Monastery
1962:Shwenandaw Monastery
1829:Yadana Hsimi Pagodas
1514:Shwethalyaung Buddha
1211:Kyaikhtisaung Pagoda
449:Exterior decorations
104:Shown within Myanmar
2482:Buddhism in Myanmar
2443:Phaung Daw U Pagoda
2335:Aung Zabu Monastery
2230:Maha Bodhi Tahtaung
2124:Aungmyelawka Pagoda
1957:Shwekyimyint Pagoda
1952:Shweinbin Monastery
1746:Seinnyet Ama Pagoda
1662:Dhammayazika Pagoda
1657:Dhammayangyi Temple
1562:Tantkyitaung Pagoda
1547:Pakhannge Monastery
1542:Pakhangyi Monastery
1499:Shwenattaung Pagoda
1426:Phaung Daw U Pagoda
1368:Hpaung Daw U Pagoda
1313:Shite-thaung Temple
1278:Htukkanthein Temple
1221:Kyaikthanlan Pagoda
1173:U Nar Auk Monastery
1158:Kyauk Ka Lat Pagoda
538:Dhammayazika Pagoda
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2475:Myanmar portal
2453:Uppatasanti Pagoda
2390:Maha Wizaya Pagoda
2307:Theindawgyi Pagoda
2302:Shin Motthi Pagoda
2289:Tanintharyi Region
2247:Thanboddhay Pagoda
2225:Aung Sekkya Pagoda
2197:Mingun Pahtodawgyi
2169:Umin Thonze Pagoda
2159:Thanboddhay Pagoda
2154:Sinmya Shin Pagoda
2139:Kaunghmudaw Pagoda
2093:Thein Taung Pagoda
2005:Shwethalyaung Hill
1977:Thingaza Monastery
1947:Setkyathiha Pagoda
1912:Myadaung Monastery
1902:Masoyein Monastery
1882:Kyaymyin Monastery
1847:Atumashi Monastery
1786:Tuywindaung Pagoda
1776:Thatbyinnyu Temple
1722:Myodaung Monastery
1717:Minochantha Stupas
1712:Mingalazedi Pagoda
1667:Gawdawpalin Temple
1609:Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
1567:Yokesone Monastery
1431:Shwemokhtaw Pagoda
1388:Shwe Indein Pagoda
1341:Shwezedi Monastery
1293:Le-myet-hna Temple
1273:Andaw-thein Temple
1140:Theindawgyi Pagoda
1130:Hsutaungpye Pagoda
977:has generic name (
565:Myanmar portal
543:Mingalazedi Pagoda
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2312:Paw Taw Mu Pagoda
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2129:Datpaungzu Pagoda
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2025:Shwemuhtaw Pagoda
1967:Taiktaw Monastery
1907:Mogaung Monastery
1756:Shwesandaw Pagoda
1732:Payathonzu Temple
1687:Lawkananda Pagoda
1682:Htilominlo Temple
1532:Man Buddha Temple
1489:Shwemawdaw Pagoda
1413:Ayeyarwady Region
1349:
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1288:Koe-thaung Temple
1206:Kyaikkhami Pagoda
1135:Shwemyinzu Pagoda
1041:978-981-229-594-1
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999:978-0-470-90248-6
958:978-1-59339-491-2
937:978-81-206-1365-2
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878:on 22 August 2012
758:"Pagan (Myanmar)"
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483:Kakusandha Buddha
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2030:Lemyatnha Pagoda
1942:Sandamuni Pagoda
1862:Htilin Monastery
1809:Bagaya Monastery
1761:Shwezigon Pagoda
1751:Shwegugyi Temple
1702:Mahabodhi Temple
1697:Lemyethna Temple
1642:Alodawpyi Pagoda
1604:Kyauksein Pagoda
1599:Bagaya Monastery
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1537:Myathalun Pagoda
1454:Beibeigyi Pagoda
1449:Bawbawgyi Pagoda
1421:Mawtinzun Pagoda
1373:Kangyi Monastery
1318:Shwedaung Pagoda
1308:Ratanabon Temple
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1857:Eindawya Pagoda
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