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Travel story: Shwedagon (Myanmar )

Shwedagon
I had been here once in 1973 so I kept my second visit to the legendary Shwedagon Pagoda for the end, just before leaving for India.

According to the legend, the original stupa on this site would have been built during the Buddha's lifetime in the sixth century B.C. Such an irrational idea only adds to the magic this holy place holds for believers.

Magic or not, the Shwedagon complex is impressive and beautiful. The main stupa, that rises 98... More

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