Gps Coordinates / 22.0417895,94.989818
Shwe Ba Taung Burma Temple Google Map VR
Shwe Ba Taung Burma
2XRQ+PWJ, Damapala, Myanmar (Burma)
The Shwesandaw Pagoda, or Shwesandaw Paya is a Buddhist pagoda in the center of Pyay, Burma. It is one of the more important Buddhist pilgrimage locations in Burma. It is said to contain a couple of the Buddha's hairs, as its name means Golden Hair Relic.
During the full moon day of Tabodwe, Shwesandaw Pagoda holds a miphon pwe, whereby worshippers light bonfires using Sesbania cannabina as tinder.
Gps Coordinates / 22.041966,94.9894935
The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma ie;- Burmese, covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay and adopted Theravada Buddhism.
Gps Coordinates / 22.0420754,94.9894197
Another group, the Bamar people, entered the upper Irrawaddy valley in the early 9th century. They went on to establish the Pagan Kingdom (1044–1297), the first-ever unification of the Irrawaddy valley and its periphery. The Burmese language and Bamar culture slowly came to replace Pyu norms during this period.
Gps Coordinates / 22.042017,94.9894331
After the First Mongol invasion of Burma in 1287, several small kingdoms, of which the Kingdom of Ava, the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, the Kingdom of Mrauk U and the Shan States were principal powers, came to dominate the landscape, replete with ever-shifting alliances and constant wars.
