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Shwe DagonPagoda in Yangôn (Rangoon) that is the centre of Burmese religious life. A Buddhist temple complex begun in the 15th century, the cone-shaped Shwe Dagon is constructed of brick and is completely covered with gold. Raised over a relic chamber, it was rebuilt several times and was brought to its present height of 326 ft (99 m) in 1841 by King Tharrawaddy. The pagoda sits atop a hill that rises 168 ft (51 m) above the city. |
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Rather, the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, where relics of the Historical Buddha and three earlier Buddhas are said to be interred, gives the city status as a ritual and devotional centre, a place with cosmological as well as political, administrative and economic significance. 24) Thus, as Mya Maung remarks, Ne Win's Maha Wizaya (built at the foot of the Shwe Dagon after his desired site at the Kaba Aye was thwarted by bad omens) continues to represent "the dark horror of his soul and sins," and stands "without much reverence or pilgrimage on the part of the Burmese. |
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