Sulmani Pagoda, Burma / Myanmar, buddhist - postcard c.1960s

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  • Picture / Image:  "Sulmani Pagoda" built by King Narapatisitu in 1183 AD 
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Burmese pagodas are stupas that typically house Buddhist relics, including relics associated with Buddha.^[1] Pagodas feature prominently in Myanmar's landscape, earning the country the moniker "land of pagodas."^[2] Several cities in the country, including Mandalay and Bagan, are known for their abundance of pagodas. Pagodas are the site of seasonal pagoda festivals.^[3]

Burmese pagodas are enclosed in a compound known as the aran (အာရာမ်, from Pali ārāma), with gateways called mok (မုခ်, from Pali mukha) at the four cardinal directions. The platform surrounding a Burmese pagoda is called a yinbyin (ရင်ပြင်).

In the Burmese language, pagodas are known by a number of various terms. The umbrella term phaya (ဘုရား, pronounced [pʰəjá]), which derives from Sanskrit vara,^[4] refers to pagodas, images of the Buddha, as well as royal and religious personages, including the Buddha, kings, and monks.^[5] Zedi (စေတီ), which derives from Pali cetiya, specifically refers to typically solid, bell-shaped stupas that may house relics.^[6] Pahto (ပုထိုး) refers to hollow square or rectangular buildings built to resemble caves, with chambers that house images of the Buddha.^[1][6] Burmese pagodas are distinguished from kyaungs in that the latter are monasteries that house Buddhist monks.