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Botataung Paya

Gate to the road leading past Botataung Paya
Gate to the road leading past Botataung Paya
Entrance pavilion to Botataung Paya - one of Yangon's Big 3 pagodas (together with Shwedagon and Sule)
Entrance pavilion to Botataung Paya - one of Yangon's "Big 3" pagodas (together with Shwedagon and Sule)
Entrance pavilion to Botataung Paya
Entrance pavilion to Botataung Paya
Unlike most other stupas, you can go insde the zedi of Botataung Paya
Unlike most other stupas, you can go insde the zedi of Botataung Paya
Buddha's Sacred Hair Relic inside the zedi (stupa) of Botataung Paya
Buddha's Sacred Hair Relic inside the zedi (stupa) of Botataung Paya
Buddha's Sacred Hair Relic, brought to Burma over 2000 years ago
Buddha's Sacred Hair Relic, brought to Burma over 2000 years ago
Inside the stupa, Botataug Paya
Inside the stupa, Botataug Paya
Mirrored interior of the stupa of Botataung Paya, Yangon
Mirrored interior of the stupa of Botataung Paya, Yangon
Monk meditation
Monk meditation
Display of Buddha images that had been sealed inside the original stupa, Botataung Paya
Display of Buddha images that had been sealed inside the original stupa, Botataung Paya
The 40m stupa was rebuilt after an Allied bomb struck in 1943
The 40m stupa was rebuilt after an Allied bomb struck in 1943
Main zedi (stupa) of Botataung Paya
Main zedi (stupa) of Botataung Paya
Bridge leading to the nat (spirit) pavilion
Bridge leading to the nat (spirit) pavilion
Bridge leading to the nat (spirit) pavilion
Bridge leading to the nat (spirit) pavilion
Image of Thagyamin, King of the Nats, rules over a pantheon of 37 Burmese nats
Image of Thagyamin, King of the Nats, rules over a pantheon of 37 Burmese nats
The nat (spirit) Thurathadi, Botataung Paya
The nat (spirit) Thurathadi, Botataung Paya
The nat (spirit) Bobogyi, Botataung Paya
The nat (spirit) Bobogyi, Botataung Paya
Botataung Paya, one of the Big Three pagodas in Yangon
Botataung Paya, one of the "Big Three" pagodas in Yangon
Botataung Paya, Stupa of the 1000 Leaders
Botataung Paya, "Stupa of the 1000 Leaders"
Turtle Pond, Botataung Paya
Turtle Pond, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Bronze Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness, Botataung Paya
Dennis with the Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness
Dennis with the Buddha of Wisdom and Mindfulness
Thai-style Temple Guardian (Yaksa), Botatuang Paya
Thai-style Temple Guardian (Yaksa), Botatuang Paya
Thai-style Temple Guardian (Yaksa), Botatuang Paya
Thai-style Temple Guardian (Yaksa), Botatuang Paya
Buddha image in royal regalia, Botataung Paya
Buddha image in royal regalia, Botataung Paya
Buggha image with begging bowl, Botataung Paya
Buggha image with begging bowl, Botataung Paya
Model of a Burmese temple at Botataung Paya
Model of a Burmese temple at Botataung Paya
Diorama of Buddha under the Bodhi Tree, Botataung Paya
Diorama of Buddha under the Bodhi Tree, Botataung Paya
Botataung Paya's main zedi (stupa)
Botataung Paya's main zedi (stupa)
Zedi from top to bottom: diamond orb, jewelled vane, cone, hti. lotus bud, lotus petals, moundings, inverted bowl, bell, band
Zedi from top to bottom: diamond orb, jewelled vane, cone, hti. lotus bud, lotus petals, moundings, inverted bowl, bell, band
The Buddha cast under of Mindon Min, the next-to-last King of Burma (reigned 1853-1878)
The Buddha cast under of Mindon Min, the next-to-last King of Burma (reigned 1853-1878)
The British shipped King Mindon Min's Buddha to London early in the colonial era
The British shipped King Mindon Min's Buddha to London early in the colonial era
The British kindly returned the Buddha in 1951
The British kindly returned the Buddha in 1951
Novice monks with begging bowls, Yangon
Novice monks with begging bowls, Yangon
Golden zedi of Botataung Paya seen from the Yangon River jetty
Golden zedi of Botataung Paya seen from the Yangon River jetty