The Stupa purged until 1300, if the Mon king Binnya U Bago had the Stupa to a height of 18 meters (60 ft) again constructed. It was converted several times and achieved its present height of 98 meters (320 ft) in 15. Century. The Mon realm possessed two large Pagoden of special holyness, the Shwemawdaw at the Bago and the Shwedagon. Originally only meters highly, it was raised siebenundzwanzig to a height of sixty-six feet in 1362 of king U Binnya as an act of the special Frömmigkeit. Dhammazedi direct predecessor, its mother in law Queen Shinsawbu (1453-72), main header its height and 40 meters (129 ft). It terraces of the hill, on which it stands, smoothed the highest terrace with Steinplatten and country assigned and hereditary slaves for their preservation. As in the year 1472 it gave the throne to Dhammazedi, pulled themselves it to Dagon, and during their last illness its bed had put, so that it could rest their dying eyes on the gilded dome holy place of worship.
The Mon in view of the Shwe Dagon inscription catalogs a list of the repair work beginning in the year 1436 and processing during the rule Dhammazedi' s. She mentions Queen Shinsawbu under a mad Pali name of sixty-six letters. With the beginning of the sechzehnten century the most famous place of pilgrimage in Burma had the Pagode. [1] A series of earthquakes in the next centuries would have caused. The worst damage came 1768 by an earthquake, above on the Stupa brought and it became its current condition of king Hsinbyushin (literal: Lord OF the White elephant) the Konbaung dynasty raised. A new HTI or crown was donated by king Mindon min. in the year 1871 after the Annexion of Lower Burma of the British. An earthquake of middle intensity in October 1970 visibly put the wave of the HTI from the adjustment of right. A stand was established and extensive repairs to the HTI became.

There are four entrances (mouk) to the Paya that to lead stairs on the platform (Yin byin) on Singuttara Hill. The eastern and southern beginnings have the manufacturers to sell books, Glücksbringer, Buddha figures, candles, gold foil, Räucherstäbchen, prayer flags, air queues, miniature screens and flowers. It guards a pair of the enormous Chinthe (leogryphs, mythischen lions) the entrance and the picture into the shrine at the point of the steps from the south is that the second Buddha, Konägamana. Basis or the bases of the Stupa is from bricks with gold plates to be covered. Over the base terraces (pyissayan) are that only monks and men can access.
Those is further bell shaped part (Khaung laung bon) of the Stupa. Over the turban (baung YIT), then the reverse almsbowl (thabeik), inverted and upright Lotusblüten is (hmauk kya kya hlan), bud the banana (nga pyaw le) and then the crown. The crown or umbrella (HTI) tilted with 5448 diamonds and 2317 rubies. Right at the top, the diamond bud (its le) tilted with 76 a carat (15 g) diamond. The gold on the Stupa seen is met genuine gold plates, which the component structure of the traditional rivets fastens. Myanmar humans generally speaking country as well as monarch in its history, gold, in order the Pagode donated, in order to receive it. It became in 15. Century of the Queen Mo. Shin Sawbu began, those their weight in gold and persists until today.

Visitors must take their shoes off, before the first step on one of the entrances. The southern and eastern beginnings have traditional business with broad gradual stairs. Additionally these entrances will be had an elevator and a those be used rarely, are equipped a Western with escalators. Burmese walk approximately around the Stupa in the clockwise direction (ya YIT let). The day of the week humans to be born their planetary post office to determine, will become split in all eight as Wednesday into two parts, in the morning and in the afternoon you by animals marked that the day represent, galon (Garuda) for Sunday (ta nin ganway), tigers for Monday (ta nin la), lion for Tuesday (in ga), lame ones for on Wednesday (bouddahu), tuskless elephant Wednesday afternoon (yahu), mouse for Thursday (kyatha baday), guinea pigs for Friday (thaukkya) and Naga (mythischen kite/queue) for Saturday (Sanay). Each contribution has a planetary gear Buddha picture and supporter to offer flowers and prayer flags and pour you water on the picture with a prayer and a desire.
At the basis of the place behind the picture is a protection gel, and under the picture one sees the animal for the day. The basis of the Stupa is octagonal and also by small shrines surrounded, eight at the number for each day of the week. Myanmar most humans are Buddhisten to believe at the same time from the Hindu Astrologie Brahmanismus developed. It is not to be recognized very importantly for each buddhistischen Myanmar humans on the day of its birth, like Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc. otherwise, it or it be known can, which part of the Pagode platform to go and place special devotion either its desire or through the advice from astro+lied. Myanmar Astrologie recognizes the seven planets, i.e. in such a way, Mo, Mars, Jupiter, Merkur, Venus and Saturn. Beyond that it recognizes two further planets Rahu and Ketu. All Myanmar name of the planets is lent from the Hindu Astrologie, but the Myanmar Rahu and Ketu is from the Hindu Rahu and Ketu different.
The Myanmar holds it for separate and own planets, during Hindu Astrologie holds itself it either around the Dragon' s Head and Tails, or ascending and descending knots. Around humans, Myanmar, Ketu is the king of all planets. As is the case for other nations the names Myanmar the seven days of the week after the seven planets, but Myanmar Astrologie recognizes eight days week, by Wednesday on two days is divided; to 6 o'clock is it in the evening Wednesday, but after 6.pm the clock is it Rahu' s day. The fundamental conviction of Myanmar Astrologie is that the planets with exception of the Ketu, a man the fate form. The planet the birthday of a man the most important guardians that become its fate, but each individual period of the life of humans certain planets throws their harmful or the economic influence to it.
For example, at a time its life will he under the influence of Saturn and misfortune will is happened with him, but on another time, he becomes under the influence of the Venus and the luck leads. Like that the ebb-tide and flood are the luck of humans depend on it, the paths into the sky of the planet. Most buddhistischen Myanmar beginning a Astrologe for something or another whether they marry examinations placings in advance with a removal into a new house or or over it or does the new business to go. The Astrologe became some computations using the magic formulas only it white, and a certain conclusion. The Astrologe would say, sometime the fact that it or it stands for the customer under the bad influence of a certain planet and for the fight of these should its birthday planetary gear post office and to pour you a certain number of cups water or the place paper-makes for umbrellas or flowers etc. to go as " yadaya" or, over it in English to avoid a symbolic against the bad influences set the topic is after at present or in the future threatening, by them the inherent forces in its offer as well as some personal desires. Or the symbol of the water in connection with the symbol of a planet system post office will mean that it one Wednesday send born, around water at the corner Saturday pour to be able, and so on. It alone knows the symbols, in order each attached and it alone can, to compute at which day or time for it, and where. And who would not like misfortune and pitch is only by pouring water in a planet system Post-und to guarantee to avoid peaces of mind and the end of the fear.
If Myanmar Buddhisten know here, around to the Pagode, that them in their heart that they will enter the noble path that state will manifest, in that best human nature a fair chance it in acts of the generosity, love and the sympathy for the fellow man to have itself natures. Visit Pagoden are important, around Myanmar Buddhisten. Driving Kraft is the faith in the effectiveness of the own karmischen actions. For example, view of the infinite mercy of the Buddha, as one makes a way to the large Stupa Shwedagon, is a good karmische act.
The pilgrim on the way the stairs up the Pagode, buys flowers, candles, multicolored flags and transparencies. They are for honours of the large Stupa to be offered, whereby the Reliquien of the Buddha is embodied. This act is the action of dana, or can do, an important aspect of the buddhistischen teachings. Large and small keep the donation boxes around the Pagode of offers given, around the Pagode for general purposes. All donations are set volunteers, by the smallest coin into the box, around the precious jewels hung on the point of the Pagode. No fees are ever requested at Pagode for the use of the elevators or for the supervision of shoes. The pilgrim can make, what it wants and can donate even, if it no desires.