Myanmar religion4/2/2024 ![]() ![]() This happens for a period of time as a child and again as an adult. It is commonly expected that males will enter the monastery twice in their lives as a rite of passage – the novitiation ceremony (shinpyu). Monks, collectively known as the Sangha, are venerated members of Burmese society. Myanmar has many monasteries – where Buddhists come to pay respect and offer food, money, robes and supplies to the monks. Then, they cannot eat until the next morning. They go for alms every morning and are allowed to eat only from sun rises until noon time. The monk’s practice in Myanmar is similar to Thailand, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia: monks do not stay at the temples but at the monasteries. The practice of Theravāda Buddhism is unique in Myanmar for it incorporates spirit (nat) worship, which involves the placation of spirits who can intercede in worldly affairs. The top of the tower is inlaid with 5,448 diamonds 2,317 rubies, sapphires and other precious stones 1,065 golden bells and a single 72-carat diamond at the very top.īuddhism in Myanmar is predominantly of the Theravada tradition. The lower part of the tower is said to be covered with 8,688 solid gold bars, and the upper part with another 13,153 bars. The believe in Buddhism is very strong in Myanmar where people would donate of major part of their income to pagoda, where they built amazing Shwedagon Pagoda mostly from the donation of community. ![]()
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