The tranquil chanting of monks and panoramic ... reference to the Buddha’s all-knowing nature. The temple’s two-story structure and white stucco façade stand out amid Bagan’s vast plains ...

The political implications of ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks and ideologies in Myanmar received much ... The name Pyu Saw Htee refers to a legendary king from the early Bagan dynasty. The first Pyu ...

I talk to talented artists peddling images of Bagan and the Buddha painted on paper covered ... in time and imagine a time in the past, when monks in their ochre robes roamed around on its ...

Buddhism and Hinduism flowed from India to the region, carried by priests and monks, becoming an important ... heritage are the Buddhist temples of Bagan, one of which is the Ananda Temple that ...

The Buddhist monk Shin Arahan did not quite bring Buddhism to Bagan. The monk Shin Arahan is credited with converting Anawrahta to Theravada Buddhism and “inspiring” or prompting the Suvanabhummi ...

Bagan is another UNESCO World ... came here to teach Vajrayana Buddhism. This holy site was erected around the caves he meditated in, and monks today live and worship in these as well.

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake damaged dozens of ancient structures Further down the line are policemen, monks ... Buddhist site with more than 2,000 pagodas built on a seismic fault, Bagan has ...

The ink shows an image of Buddha, which angered local monks when they spotted it. The Spaniard was first detained in the ancient town of Bagan, famous for its pagodas and temples. He was then ...

"Monks in Bagan saw a Buddha tattoo on his right leg because he was wearing shorts. They informed us as it's not appropriate," a police officer in Bagan told AFP, requesting anonymity, adding that ...

Photo by Ye Tun A monk and seagulls ... see the many Buddha sculptures of Bago, before heading north to float over the 4,000 sacred stupas on the plains of Bagan in a hot air balloon ...

One do-not-miss sight is the city’s golden Buddha ... the head monk, Ashin Chemarsiri, and take in the great sense of peace I find there. A half-hour flight from Mandalay is Bagan, an ancient ...