Several Buddha statues were sitting in a hall built in Shwedagon Paya

Women surrounded by Buddha statues
Women surrounded by Buddha statues
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Within the precincts of Shwedagon Paya, the largest sacred site in Myanmar, there are several halls surrounding a golden stupa, in which Buddha statues are seated. I am not sure if they are equivalent to temples in the temples in Japan and I could not tell the difference between the different halls.

As in the other halls, there were several Buddha statues and two women sitting in the hall I looked into. They seemed to be meditating surrounded by Buddha statues. They were facing the Buddha statue on the far right. Since all the Buddha statues looked similar in face and seal, I had no idea what kind of Buddha statue they were looking at. It may be that the signs and symbols are completely different in Japan, where Hinayana Buddhism is the main religion, and in Myanmar, where Theravada Buddhism is the main religion.

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Aug 2010 IN THE CITY MYANMAR

PHOTO DATA

No

4417

Shooting Date

Mar 2010

Posted On

August 4, 2010

Modified On

July 1, 2024

Place

Yangon, Myanmar

Genre

Candid Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF24MM F1.4L USM

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