Sacred Sites of Burma by Donald M. Stadtner
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Description The book covers the most significant old and new sacred sites in Yangon, Pagan, the Mandalay area, and within the Shan, Rakhine and Mon states.
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The Buddha himself presented strands of his hair to two traveling merchants in Bodh Gaya, India. The pair returned to Burma where these living hairs are venerated as the country's most sacred relics, now enshrined in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. This myth began among the Mon in lower Burma only as late as the 14th or 15th century, but it was later adopted throughout the land. If the most sacred monument is the Shwedagon, then the country's most important image is the Mahamuni Buddha in Mandalay. This huge metal sculpture was removed as imperial booty to upper Burma, upon the conquest of Arakan, scarcely more than two hundred years ago. This image is so revered (and powerful), since a legendary Arakan king received the Buddha in his court and was permitted to cast a bronze in the Buddha's likeness. Relics and the connection between the Buddha and the country's kingdoms are basic themes. New myths and shrines, however, emerge with remarkable frequency in our own time, while others fall out of favour. The book covers the most significant old and new sacred sites in Yangon, Pagan, the Mandalay area, and within the Shan, Rakhine and Mon states. AUTHOR: Donald M. Stadtner was for many years an Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Texas, Austin, after receiving his Ph.D in Indian art at the University of California, Berkeley. He was first in Burma in 1979, followed by visits in the late 1980s sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. His numerous publications deal with both Indian and Burmese art with his 2005 book Ancient Pagan focusing exclusively on Burma's resplendent capital of old. He divides his time between the San Francisco Bay area, India and Southeast Asia. 364 colour illustrations
Details ISBN 9749863607 ISBN-13 9789749863602 Title Sacred Sites of Burma Author Donald M. Stadtner Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 348 Publisher River Books GE_Item_ID:147491498; About Us
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