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The origin of Shwedagon Pagoda materialized in brilliant epoch in Buddhist history over 2500 years ago.In India,Prince Siddhartha had just attained Buddhahood when he was visited by brothers Tapussa and Bhallika,merchants form Myanmar who offered a gift of honey cakes.In return,the Buddha personally removed eight hairs form his head and gave these to the tow brothers for enshrinement in their native town of Okkalapa which is now the City of Yangon.On their return,the two brothers presented the Buddha's hairs to the King of Okkalapa who erected the pagoda and enshrined the eight hairs together with the relics of previous three Buddhas.The original height of the pagoda was 66 feet.Form the 14th century onward successive monarchs in Myanmar rebuilt or regilded it until Shwedagon reached its present height of 326 feet.It has ten unique different sections,namely,the base,the three terraces called“Pyisayan”the“Khaung Laung”so called because of its bell shaped,the“Baung Yit”wich distinct embossed bands,the “Thabeik”(monk's food bowl) the “Kya-lan” an omamental lotus flower,the“Hngnet Pyaw-Bu”(Banana Bud),the“Hti”(Umbrella),the“Hngetmana”,the flag shape vane which revolves to the direction of wind,and the Seinbu(Diamond bud).The “Hti”the“Hngetmana”and the“Seinbu” are decorated enlaid with 3154 gold bells,79569 diamonds and other precious stones
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