Bagan, the Angkor Wat of Burma

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December 27th 2006

Published: January 12th 2007

On December 27, 2006, it is our second day at Bagan, after a good night's rest. Bagan : Archeological Zone (The Land of Pagodas) http://www.tourismmyanmar.com/bagan.htm http://www.terragalleria.com/theravada/myanmar/bagan/bagan.html Bagan is impressive with its many pagodas, although each one is small and not impressive like the Angkor Wat temples. We spent four nights in Bagan. On our third d... Read Full Entry

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Bagan is built beside this river. The water level is low during the dry seasons.

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Outside a ceremony where a child is becoming a monk.

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A nun is inside preparing for the ceremony. WE did not know how long it will take so we did not stay.

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Manuha Phaya. The Buddha image was made huge because the king who built this phaya was once imprisoned and he wants others to feel how cramped he was in jail.