Pagoda of Fogong Temple Backgrounds The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (Chinese: 佛宫寺释迦塔) of Ying County‚ Shanxi province‚ China‚ is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056‚ during the Liao Dynasty. The pagoda was built by Emperor Daozong of Liao at the site of his grandmother’s hometown. The pagoda‚ which has survived several large earthquakes throughout the centuries‚ reached a level of such fame within China that it was given the generic nickname of the "Muta". The pagoda stands on a 4 m tall
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In the chapter‚ “Church”‚ the platoon uses an almost abandoned pagoda as a rest stop. Monks inhabiting the church welcomed them inside for shade. They spent seven to eight days in the pagoda‚ building a fortress and using it as a base of operations. The pagoda is a symbol for peace and tranquility. Tim O’Brien shows that even in the war‚ there are some peace and calmness. As chaotic and hectic as the war gets‚ there are times of tranquility. The church is sacred. A church symbolizes purity and religion
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In the beginning of this chapter‚ the platoon of soldiers run across an abandoned pagoda. I had to google what a pagoda was because I was unfamiliar with it. A pagoda is a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building. In this pagoda‚ they found monks. This chapter was confusing to me at first because it was hard to find a reason for this chapter to be placed in this book. These monks aided to the soldiers; I assumed they did this because of their caring nature. I’m not sure if the monks quite understood
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Some of the interesting places in my country Myanmar is known as the golden land throughout the world. Myanmar is called as the Golden land because there is no town and village in Myanmar which does not have at least a pagoda. It has a territory of 261228 square miles and the population of over 60 millions. Most of the residents believe in Buddhism and there are also Christians‚ Muslims and other believe in Nat which means the spirit. It is the second largest country in South East Asia. The capital
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–Ti-Yo‚ the ancient city of Bagan and Pyin Oo Lwin. First of all‚ we had t scramble up hill and down dale over a distance of seven and a half miles. It was a wonderful journey through shady woodlands and there were rippling streams all along the way. We took the train to Kyail-Ti-Yo. It was late in the afternoon when we got there. We took only a half hour to refresh ourselves and then started the climb legs up the last of the thirty-two hills‚ and set foot on the pagoda precincts‚ the clock struck
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Our Country Our Country‚ the Union of Myanmar‚ is known as the land of golden pagodas. Myanmar is surrounded by big countries like China in the north and India and Bengladish to the west. Thailand and laos lie to the east of Myanmar and the south is the east of Myanmar and the south is the sea. Its area is about 676553 square kilometers‚ and it is the second largest country in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. Although it is still a developing country‚ we can say it has good neighbours‚ great
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Shwedagon Pagoda Yangon‚ formerly known as Rangoon‚ was the capital of Myanmar‚ is known for its colonial architecture‚ which although decaying‚ remains an almost unique example of a 19th-century British colonial capital. Friendly street vendors‚ traditionally dressed local people‚ attracting old Chevrolet buses and trishaws‚ all make a feel like a museum of Yangon downtown life. Shwedagon‚ the heart of Yangon‚ is the most profoundly honoured pagoda in the country and interesting history behind
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MY COUNTRY (MYANMAR) There is no one in the world who does not love his‚ or her motherland. Even birds adore their nests. Being humans‚ we all treasure our countries. Additionally‚ all want to serve for their countries in each role. Like everyone‚ I am dare of my country. The name of my country is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar‚ commonly shortened to Myanmar. It lies between latitudes 9° and 102° East. Myanmar is an independent and member nation of ASEAN Community. It is bordered by Bangladesh
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sand pagoda festival‚ Kayin campfire festival‚ and the festival to summon spirits‚ boat floating festival and bone collecting ceremony. Farm festivals are harvesting festival and various festivals to offer food to spirits. Mon In the Mon state‚ majority of inhabitants are Mons and Bamars. Kayin‚ Rakhine‚ Chin‚ Kachin‚ Shan and Pa-O national races also live in the state. The majority of people are Buddhists with Christians as minority. Main languages are Mon and Myanmar. Kyaikhtiyoe Pagoda Buddha
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KHANT MIN NAING Creative Essays for MATRIC CANDIDATES PREFACE English has become an international language because it is widely used all over the world. contacts 1. Myanmar‚ my country (2003 မႏၲေလး ၊ ဧရာဝတီ ) Myanmar‚ the Golden Land (2011 မေကြး) Myanmar‚ a beautiful country (2011 ကခ်င္) Scenic spots in Myanmar (2011 ရွမ္း ၊ ကယား၊ 2012 ဧရာဝတီ) 2. My favourite Pastime (2004 စစ္ကိုင္း ၊ ခ်င္း) Some Things I enjoy doing (2002 ပဲခူး‚ 2004 မႏၲေလး) What I do in my
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