Myanmar : The remarkable Shwedagon Pagoda
The Shwedagon Pagoda or Shwedagon Pagoda (from shwe, gold, and dagon, the former name of Rangoon1) is a remarkable pagoda located on Singuttara Hill in Rangoon, Burma. This Buddhist shrine is the first religious center in Burma because according to legend, it contains relics of four ancient Buddhas, including eight hairs of Gautama Buddha.
According to monastic texts, the main stupa would therefore have been built during the lifetime of Gautama Buddha, in the 6th century BC.
