- Land of Pagodas
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Land of Pagodas
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Pagodas in Burma — (or Myanmar) are tiered structures for Buddhist religious purposes. Pagoda is called Paya in Burma. Theravada Buddhism is the religion of the majority of Burma s population (90%). In all parts of the country where the Burmese people live there… … Wikipedia
Three Pagodas Pass — The Burmese Thai border checkpoint at the Three Pagodas Pass. The Three Pagodas Pass (Burmese: ဘုရားသုံးဆူ တောင်ကြားလမ်း, Burmese pronunciation: … Wikipedia
Pagoda — A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a… … Wikipedia
Rakhine people — Infobox Ethnic group group=Rakhine (Arakanese) poptime=3.5 4 million (est.) popplace=Myanmar, Eastern Bangladesh rels=Theravada Buddhism langs=Arakanese related=The Rakhine people (MYname|MY=ရခိုင္လူမ်ဳိး၊MLCTS=ra. khuing lu myo:; IPA2|ja̰kʰàin… … Wikipedia
Culture of Burma — The culture of Burma (or Myanmar) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism and the Mon people. Its neighbours, particularly China and Thailand have made major contributions to Burmese culture. In more recent times, British colonial rule and… … Wikipedia
Бирьяни — Хайдарабадское бирьяни с другими блюдами индийской кухни Бирьяни или бирияни (урду … Википедия
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Freedom of religion in Burma — Myanmar has been under the rule of repressive authoritarian military regimes since 1962. After the 1974 Socialist constitution was suspended in 1988, constitutional protection of religious freedom has not existed, after the bloody suppression of… … Wikipedia
Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… … Universalium
Chinese pagoda — The Liuhe Pagoda (Six Harmonies Pagoda) of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, built in 1165 AD during the Song Dynasty. For the landmark in Birmingham, see Chinese Pagoda. Chinese Pagodas (Chinese: 塔; piny … Wikipedia
