Day to day program for the festival of phaung daw oo pagodaat inle lake myanmar in september octobre 2017 warning this site uses javascripts technologies, dhtmls and csss. Annually, during the burmese month of thadingyut from september to october, an 18day pagoda festival is held, during which four of the buddha images are placed on a replica of a royal barge designed as a hintha bird and taken throughout inlay lake. Sightseeing in the stunning pagodasfilled bagan with loads of ancient architectures and historical. With burmese architectural style, this pagoda is the most important symbol of religion of the. Phaung daw oo pagoda festival, myanmar burma audley travel. Phaung daw oo pagoda festival 2019 in myanmar, photos. The rating for this attraction is with regards to the festival. I am legally blind with some sight in one but minimal and use a white cane.
Phaung daw oo pagoda and ywama village, taken from mr toes restaurant. It just so happened that we were in inle lake during the annual phaung daw oo pagoda festival, held during the burmese month of thadingyut usually september to october. The people are wonderful, the destinations amazing and still relatively untouched by mass tourism and they love a celebration such as paung daw oo. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. Many consider that king alaungsithu of bagan brought these buddha images. Which contains five buddhas statues during the pagoda festival, in septemberoctober, four of them are transported on a gigantic gilded. Pagoda, a towerlike, multistory, solid or hollow structure made of stone, brick, or wood, usually associated with a buddhist temple complex and therefore usually found in east and southeast asia, where.
Paung daw oo pagoda festival at inle lake, myanmar the. He constructed the barge with wood including philosophers stone. The 10 best hotels near phaung daw oo pagoda in ywama. The lake is 22km long and 10km across, and inhabited by many different ethnic nationals of the. Phaung daw oo pagoda inle lake osuga myanmar travels. According to the legend, in the 12th century, king alaungsithu of bagan empire, who was a devout buddhist, spent a lot. The center shrine in the main hall of phaung daw oo pagoda houses five small golden buddha images. Phaung taw oo pagoda also named as hpaung daw oo is a historical buddhist stupa located in lewe township, naypyidaw union territory, myanmar. History of chinese civilization, a series of bilingual books, will win over its readers with interesting and inspiring historical facts and stories, told in accurate yet vivid, simple yet thoughtprovoking words. Hpaung daw u pagoda also spelt hpaung daw oo or phaung daw oo is a notable buddhist.
The king spent most of his time by traveling on water both inland and abroad with his barge. The pagoda is another novel about the complex racial composition of jamaica. Phaungdawoo pagoda festival is the most important event in inle lake. Phaung daw oo festival is a ceremonious transfer of five small buddhas, which are coated by gold leaf to the point that they look like gold blobs. Phaung daw oo pagoda, also known as hpaung daw u pagoda,is a buddhist pagoda lying on the inle lake. Inle comes alive for the 18day phaung daw oo paya festival at phaung daw oo paya. The pagoda houses five little gilded pictures of buddha, which have been canvassed in gold leaf to the point that their unique. History the stupa was named because of king alaungsithu in the burmese year of 475524. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The kuthodaw pagoda was built 1857 by king mindon min. The shwedagon pagoda, also called the golden pagoda, is found in yangon, myanmar, just west of the kandawgyi lake on the singuttara hill. Inle lake is located in the heart of the shan plateau. Phaung daw oo pagoda is the most renowned pagoda in inle lake area. Phaung daw oo pagoda festival program nyaung shweinle lake for 2017 sr.
The festival is held with great magnificence and pageantry. By 1910 the pagoda and surrounding 10 acres were deeded to local business owner, jonathon mould and his wife, julia bell. Phaung dawoopagodafestival2017 linkedin slideshare. Inle lake is a fascinating destination brimming with a unique water faring culture that permeates every inch of life in the area.
Phaung daw oo pagoda festival, burma myanmar set in and around the stilted villages of inle lake the phaung daw oo pagoda festival is one of the largest buddhist festivals in myanmar. With carefully chosen and arranged texts written both in chinese and english, the books. I am planning a trip to myanmar in octnov 2016 and would like some advice in regards to the phaung daw oo pagoda festival. A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to china, japan, korea, vietnam, nepal, myanmar and other parts of asia. Inle is famous for the phaung daw oo festival which is held in septemberoctober each year on a very lavish scale. Worlds largest book at kuthodaw pagoda mandalay, myanmar. Every morning at around 7am, the statues, mounted in their. One of the most famous festivals in the shan state is the phaung daw oo pagoda festival, which is celebrated for 18 days. The festival is celebrated from the first day of the waxing moon to the. The king was a great donor for pagodas and monasteries. Myanmars phaung daw oo pagoda festival cant be missed. History of pagodas history of chinese civilization.
Festival of phaung daw oo pagoda at inle lake in octobre. Diethelm travel will book the most convenient and direct routing. Kornblatt walks the reader through an onslaught of information and stories about the beloved sl. The complete story is one of does books where they definitely do. Please consult government travel advisories before. It is a beautiful highland lake, 900 meters above sea level. Kuthodaw pagoda is a buddhist stupa, located in mandalay, burma myanmar, that contains the worlds largest book.
Media in category hpaung daw u pagoda the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Phaung daw oo pagoda festival, myanmar burma set in and around the stilted villages of inle lake the phaung daw oo pagoda festival is one of the largest buddhist festivals in myanmar. Phaung daw oo pagoda festival tour myanmar festivals. Phaung daw oo pagoda somethings you should discover. The phaung daw oo pagoda is located in ywama and is an important religious site in the shan state. The pagoda festival ususllay falls in september or october. Phaung daw oo pagoda inle lake, myanmar phaung daw oo pagoda also spelled paung daw oo or hpaung daw u or a mix of any of these is a pagoda complex in the inle lake area. Mm, 22p lay kyun yan aung phaung daw oo pagoda ye kyi ye nauk phayar gyi thamaing akyin, ashin theravamsa. The phaung daw oo pagoda festival is a religious festival that takes place around the villages of inle lake, myanmar for 18 days leading up to the full moon in october. The phaungdaw oo pagoda lies near the big hlayhlawkan lake. Hpaung daw u pagoda news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2019 learn how and when to. A second main access way is down a flight of steps leading towards the town centre and market area. The story of the pagoda this is the saga of a pagoda that grew out of a stone quarry at the turn of the century, mr. One of the largest religious festivals in myanmar, the phaung daw oo pagoda festival, is underway in the picturesque inle lake region.
Phaung daw oo pagoda inle lake, myanmar 14 weeks worth. The five revered golden buddha images from the pagoda are ferried around the lake in a gilded barge shaped like a. Phaung daw oo pagodas history began in the 18th century, and today, its central shrine houses five golden buddhas that pilgrims continue to cover with gold. Mawtinzun pagoda phaungdawoo pagoda settawya pagoda shwemokhtaw pagoda bago region. With south and west vistas pyi daw aye is a top sunset spot too. It is also the most important religious festival in southern shan state. Vietman is not rich of historical sites, but a country that entertain the visitor with all aspects of their culture. At the center of the pagoda is an ornate shrine with a pedestal, on which the 5 over800yearold images of the buddha are kept in their original shapes. Phaungdaw oo, the largest temple in the area of inle lake, was built on a small island in the southern town. The holy buddhas images are placed on a decorated royal barge and towed by legrowers around the lake. Discover worlds largest book at kuthodaw pagoda in mandalay, myanmar burma. The gold leaves on the images are dailyapplied by buddhist devotees who come to the monastery to pay their respect. Youll conclude with visits to phaung daw oo pagoda, a silkweaving.