At the Shwedagon Paya, Yangon. |
Shwedagon Paya. |
Shwedagon Paya. |
Shwedagon Paya. |
Shwedagon Paya. |
Shwedagon Paya. |
Shwedagon spires. |
Shwedagon Paya. |
Inya Lake with Shweagon Paya in the distance. |
The restaurant on Inya Lake. |
Sule Paya. |
Sule Paya. |
Waiting for the ferry. |
My "guide" at the Hpo Win Daung caves. |
The hills surrounding the caves. |
Applying gold leaf to the Buddha. |
Inside a shallow cave. |
Local abbott. |
One of the deeper caves. |
Elephants in stone guard the entrance. |
Colored sandstone alcoves. |
The hillsides are covered with caves. |
In Monywa, Thanboddhay Paya. |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
845 smaller stupas under the central stupa. |
Inside Thanboddhay Paya. |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
Count 'em...a total of 582,357 Buddha images! |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
From floor to ceiling Buddhas. |
Thanboddhay Paya. |
Class in the courtyard. |
Young visitor to the Paya. |
Everyone except me had a gun. |
Boat race to the ancient city of Mingun. |
A nun poses in front of Mingun Paya. |
Any shade is good. |
Mingun Paya on a hot day. |
There are stairs going up this corner of Mingun Paya. |
Carrying firewood for cooking. |
The view north from the top of Mingun Paya. |
Looking toward MIngun from Mandalay Hill. |
Covered walkway detail, Mandalay Hill. |
Mandalay Fort with Mandalay Hill in the distance. |
Taxi drivers at Mandalay Hill. |
Young monks at Yankin Paya. |
Monks returning to Yankin Paya. |
Sandamani Paya. |
Sandamani Paya. The marble slabs inside contain commentaries on the Tripitaka. |
From Kuthodaw Paya. |
Kuthodaw Paya's central stupa. |
No idea what this says. Amazing construction though. |
The "World's biggest Book" at Kuthodaw Paya. |
Cleaning up at Kuthodaw Paya. |
Kuthodaw Paya. |
A woodcarver at work in Mandalay. |
Works of art becoming antiques. |
A Mandalay market delicacy. |