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Worshipping Buddha in Sukothai, Thailand

Worship in the East

April 18, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

Worship in the East. The profoundly Buddhist people of Myanmar has worshippers making a circumnavigation of the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.  Golden deities in a Chinese temple in Singapore. […]

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Asia, Collections from Around the World
Brass Buddha in Yangon's Hair Relic Pagoda

Shiny Golden Buddhas in Myanmar

August 17, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Buddhas come in all kinds of materials: marble, wood, alabaster, ceramic, metal, plaster, concrete… In the profoundly Buddhist Myanmar the Buddhas are often gilded with gold leaf.In the Mahamuni Pagoda […]

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Myanmar, Weekly Photo Challenge
Bagan's Manuha Temple: A Giant Lying Buddha

Giant Buddhas in Manuha Temple in Bagan

March 19, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Our next stop on our ebike tour of Bagan was circled on our map as a ‘do-not-miss’ sight. Built in 1059 by King Manuha, it contains three giant Buddhas, each one […]

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Myanmar
Bagan's Sein Nyet Pagoda

Sein Nyet Pagoda in Bagan

March 15, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

First thing in the morning we grabbed our annotated map, picked up was our ebikes and we were off to explore the temples of Bagan, all 2000 plus of them! […]

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Myanmar
Mandalay: Shadow Buddhas

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed Buddhas

January 9, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

In Mandalay there were many versions of Buddha for sale. These ones were made of brightly-coloured gilded wood. But they looked infinitely more interesting and mysterious from behind, with only their […]

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Myanmar, Weekly Photo Challenge
Gilded Stupa at Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar

Kuthodaw Pagoda, a 19th Century Pagoda in Mandalay

December 13, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The Kuthodaw Pagoda, located close to the Mandalay Hill, is one of few original buildings in the town that wasn’t ransacked or burnt down. The gleaming stupa has been gilded with gold […]

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Myanmar
The Teakwood Shwenandaw Monastery in Mandalay

In Mandalay: Shwenandaw Monastery, Buddha’s Story in Carved Teak

December 11, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

This traditional Burmese-style monastery, built in the 1880s, is the only major remaining structure related to the Royal Palace. The walls are covered with teak carvings of the stories of Buddha’s life. The intricate carving […]

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Myanmar

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bare Feet & Buddha

October 28, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

When travelling in Buddhist countries it is helpful to have shoes that are easy to take off. As you can see from this sign, even socks are forbidden in the temples. […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Myanmar
Golden Arches at Mahamuni Pagoda

Gold-Plated Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar

April 26, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

For a poor country Myanmar has gold and more gold. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a country before where entire buildings are gold plated on the inside! This […]

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Myanmar
Standing Buddha in Bangkok

WPC: Monument(al) Standing Buddha in Bangkok

April 12, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 8 Comments

32 metres high and covered with 24K gold tiles imported from Italy, this monumental Buddha towers over everything nearby. For a sense of scale, check out the size of this Buddha’s […]

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Thailand, Weekly Photo Challenge

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