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Shwe Dagon — Pagoda en Yangôn (Rangún), centro de la vida religiosa birmana. Templo budista comenzado en el s. XV, el Shwe Dagon es un edificio cónico construido de ladrillo y totalmente revestido de oro. Erigido sobre un relicario, fue reconstruido varias… … Enciclopedia Universal
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Architecture and Layout — The Shwe Dagon Pagoda is dense with religious and symbolic meaning. In physical terms, it can be understood in terms of three components: the 99 meter (326 foot) high stupa, said to contain the relics of the four Buddhas of the present era,… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Political Significance of — Although primarily a religious site, the Shwe Dagon Pagoda has functioned as a contested public space of great importance during the colonial and postcolonial periods. It was occupied by British troops during the First Anglo Burmese War of… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Shwe-Dagon — Shwedagon Pagode Der Shwedagon, auch Shwedagon Paya (Aussprache: ʃwèdəgòun; MLC Transkription: hrwe ti. gum. bhu. ra: ʃwèdəgòun pʰəjá), offizieller Name Shwedagon Zedi Daw ʃwèdəgòun zèdìdɔ̀) ist der wichtigste Sakralbau und das religiöse Zentrum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dagon — Also Lagon or Lagun, a Mon settlement established around the end of the first millennium CE at Singuttara Hill, site of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda (known in the Mon language as the Kyaik Lagun). Never a Mon royal city, its significance was… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Dagon Khin Khin Lay — Born 20 February 1904(1904 02 20) Mandalay, British Burma Died 23 June 1981(1981 06 23) (aged 77) Yangon, Myanmar Occupation Writer, Publisher … Wikipedia
Dagon-1 — Infobox School name= Dagon 1 High School (Basic Education High School No. 1, Dagon) motto=Not for school, but for life, do we learn imagesize=120px type=Comprehensive school established=1882 acres=3.472 acres principal=Dr. Aung Ko Ko… … Wikipedia
Shoe Question — As in other Asian countries, it is the custom in Burma for people to doff their shoes before entering a house; on pagoda platforms and other sites associated with Buddhism, neither footwear nor stockings may be worn. These customs became… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Yangon — Rangoon redirects here. For other uses, see Rangoon (disambiguation). Yangon ရန်ကုန် Rangoon City … Wikipedia
Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
