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Flooded Irrawaddy River seen from Mandalay Hill, Myanmar
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Flooded Irrawaddy River seen from Mandalay Hill, Myanmar

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  • Burmese beauty enjoying the view from Mandalay Hill, Myanmar
  • Children playing at Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar (best larger)<br /> <br /> This is the site of the world's largest book , consisting of 729 large marble tablets (3 ft x 5 ft x 5.1 in thich) inscribed in gold with scriptures from the Theravada Buddhist tradition. One more was added to record how it all came about, making it 730 stone inscriptions in total. Each tablet is housed in its own white stupa, arrange around a central golden pagoda. The book was carved from ~1860-1871.<br /> <br /> One page of the book in its individual stupa can be seen here, as well as other photos from the local area: <a href="http://goo.gl/up2IWo">http://goo.gl/up2IWo</a><br /> <br /> 17/2/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Page from the world's largest book inside its individual stupa, Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalaly, Myanmar
  • Kuthodaw Pagoda and world's largest book with star flower tree (Mumuspops elengi), Mandalay, Myanmar
  • Flooded Irrawaddy River seen from Mandalay Hill, Myanmar
  • Burmese beauty enjoying sunset at Mandalay Hill, Myanmar
  • Woman playing a Burmese arched harp (Saung), Mandalay, Myanmar

  • nelli

    on February 18, 2014

    The water gets quite high! Must be bad for the residents here.

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