Maha Wizaya Paya, the "General's Pagoda" built in 1980 to commemorate the unification of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar |
Entrance to Maha Wizaya Paya, just south of Shwedagon |
Main stupa of Maya Wizaya Paya |
Gable of the entrance to Maya Wizaya Paya with the full moon |
Shwedagon Paya seen from Maya Wizaya Paya |
Like Botataung, the stupa of Maya Wizaya Paya can be entered |
The main stupa chamber of Maya Wizaya Paya, Yangon |
Rotunda in the center of the stupa, Maya Wizaya Paya |
The Buddhist Cosmos on the domed ceiling of the main stupa chamber, Maya Wizaya Paya |
Mural-lined arcade surrounding the central chamber, Maya Wizaya Paya |
Bronze Buddha, Maya Vijaya Paya |
Mural inside the main stupa, Maha Wizaya Paya |
Mural of the Buddha meditating while surrounded by war and destruction |
Mural of Buddha beneath the Bodhi Tree, Maya Wizaya Paya |
Detail of one of the hellish murals of Maha Wizaya Paya |
Thai-style guardian (Yaksa), Maha Wizaya Paya |
Yaksa mural, Maha Wizaya Paya |
Buddha and elephant mural, Maha Wizaya Paya |
Burmese boy hanging out in the temple |
Stupa of Shewedagon Paya seen from Maha Wizaya Paya |
"General Ne Win's Pagoda" |
Buddha images in front of a stunning landscape, Maha Wizaya Paya |
Mural of a sea-temple, Maha Wizaya Paya |
Buddhist mural, Maha Wizaya Paya, Yangon |
Mural of a woman being engulfed by the earth |
Mural of a woman being engulfed by the earth |
Buddhist mural, Maha Wizaya Paya |
Mural of the Buddha teaching, Maha Wizaya Paya, Yangon |
Impressive ceiling painting of a pair of naga coiled around a temple covered mountain (looks like Mt. Popa) |
Mural of fire-breathing naga serpents coiled around Mt. Popa |
Golden stupa of Maha Wizaya Paya illuminated at night |