Mandalay's name also comes from the highest mountain in the city, Mount Mandalay, which passed by when Sakyamuni preached Buddhism, pointing to the vast land under the mountain, predicting that after 2400 years, a bustling city will emerge. Mandalay did not live up to expectations, under King Mindong, 30 years of glory dotted with immortal pages in history.
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Mandalay's name also comes from the highest mountain in the city, Mount Mandalay, which passed by when Sakyamuni preached Buddhism, pointing to the vast land under the mountain, predicting that after 2400 years, a bustling city will emerge. Mandalay did not live up to expectations, under King Mindong, 30 years of glory dotted with immortal pages in history.
Mandalay Mountain is a famous Buddhist mountain, formerly known as Luocha Nv Mountain. Mandalay City is named for this mountain. Mandalay Mountain is 236 meters high, there are 231 big Buddhas and monasteries on the mountain, and more than 1,000 small monasteries. From the east, south and west, there is a stone step to the top of Mandalay Mountain, along the way there are eight famous temples. Tourist buses can't drive to Mandalay Mountain attractions, we transfer to this double-row car to the parking lot halfway up the mountain. This is a bus in Mandalay city, a car sometimes takes more than 20 people to mixed. From the mountainside, you can take the elevator directly to the top of the mountain. To view the scenery along the way, we chose to climb the stairs to the top of the mountain.
The Emerald Buddha is the only tower in the world built from natural emerald. After construction in 2012, a devout Burmese couple spent two years building jade with their 25-year storage. A total of 1,000 tons of jade was used, worth $1.1 billion. The best emeralds are inserted into the tip of the pagoda, and the night tower tops and parts of the towers emit a green glow that is breathtaking.
As Myanmar’s religious center, Mandalay has countless temples and pagodas, and to Mahathir Buddhas to see sincere believers wash their faces for Buddha statues. This complex of pagodas and temples is located on the south side of Mandalay City, where devout believers flow every moment. In 1784, the Burmese king of the Gongbang Dynasty, Bo Dao Paye, captured the solemn Buddha statue by Mrauk U, and built the pagoda to worship it. The bronze Buddha statue of the Mahathir Buddha tower is about 4 meters tall and weighs6.5 tons. The locals regard it as the true body of the Buddha, so it enjoys a very high status in Myanmar. Locals came here to put gold foil on the Buddha statue, and over the years, the gold foil has been 7 cm thick, but only men can enter the Buddha statue range, and put gold foil on the Buddha statue. A group of women who were rejected by the Buddha outside the door, kneeled before the Buddha, holding flowers, and saying words, even if the surrounding area was crowded with tourists taking pictures, there was no interference.
The Mahaganayan Monastery, located at the head of Uben Bridge, is one of Myanmar's largest and most senior monasteries, with a history of more than 100 years and is home to thousands of monks. It is like a monastery university with nearly 2,000 students and is spectacular. The most famous of the monasteries is the "thousand monks' meal" which takes place every morning. Every day at 10 a.m., tourists from all over the world gather to see thousands of monks lunch together. Myanmar is a small Buddhist country, monks strictly implement "no lunch" and "to beg for food", the first meal at 4:00, the second meal starts along the street around 10:00, and returns to the temple before 12:00 to finish eating. Monks in Myanmar can eat oysters. Generally, the food that Bushi gets is what you eat. The food that Bushi gets is vegetarian, chicken, duck, fish, fruits and vegetables, and tea drinks. Thousands of monks are barefooted, no matter how many tourists take pictures, no matter how many interferences, they always maintain their inner peace, their hearts are unobtrusive, and their eyes are not three feet away. The age span of the monks is very large, the elderly monks roving to maintain order, there are also small monks squeezing their eyes, can not help but be naive and lively.
Mahaganyan Monastery is one of the largest and most senior monasteries in Myanmar, with a history of more than 100 years and is home to thousands of monks. It is like a monastery university with nearly 2,000 students and is spectacular. The most famous of the monasteries is the "thousand monks' meal" which takes place every morning. Every day at 10 a.m., tourists from all over the world gather to see thousands of monks lunch together. On the way to the canteen, the monks, barefooted, walked out of their respective monk houses, mostly looking straight, calm, keeping the monks calm and calm, they were in a vast and solemn procession of monks, In the curious eyes of the visitors, orderly into the canteen to eat.