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Abstract: "This
paper
is
written
with
the
purpose
of
knowing
why
Buddhist
people
worship
pagoda
and
Buddhism
is
not
symbolism.
Myanmar
culture
is
an
integral
part
of
Buddhism.
While
there
is
an
abundance
of
artistic
material
throughout
Myanmar,
many
people
do
not
know
that
these
artistic
pagodas
and
their
sculptures
are
related
with
the
meaningful
background.
Therefore,
this
paper
is
presented
based
on
Oo-‐Pwar
pagoda
in
Mandalay.
Initially,
it
is
presented
which
one
is
worthy
to
be
a
pagoda
and
how
many
kinds
of
pagoda
are
there.
And
then,
the
history
of
Oo-‐Pwar
pagoda
and
the
standard
of
Myanmar
art
and
architecture
of
that
period
are
presented.
And
the
construction
of
pagoda
and
its
sculptures
are
also
expressed.
In
which,
each
part
of
pagoda
related
with
the
teaching
of
Buddha
is
discussed.
This
topic
is
divided
into
three
main
parts,
namely:
meaning
of
pagoda,
the
construction
of
Oo-‐Pwar
pagoda
and
sculptures
in
the
surrounding
of
the
pagoda.
This
paper
shows
the
background
history,
religious
and
traditional
customs
of
the
sculptures.
And
the
fact
can
be
seen
that
although
Myanmar
people
are
Theravāda
Buddhists,
they
also
do
some
of
the
practice
of
Mahāyana
Buddhism
and
Hinduism
as
their
own
tradition.
By
doing
this
research,
in
the
compound
of
pagoda,
the
tradition
of
ancient
Myanmar
are
found
evidently.
The
pagodas
can
be
assumed
as
the
religious
things
and
the
invaluable
cultural
heritages.
Therefore,
conservation
of
pagoda
is
beneficial
to
develop
Buddhist
religion
and
to
conserve
Myanmar
cultural
heritage.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of Publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry:
2015-08-26
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