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Monks and the Ancient Monasteries in Bagan: Social and Religious Activities
Lwin Lwin Mon
This paper examines the role of monks and the social and religious activities related to the ancient monasteries in Bagan today. This paper summaries research undertaken at Bagan between 2008-2014, at six active monasteries: Taung-bi Nat-taung monastery, Nat-taung monastery, Minnanthu Lei-myet- hna Monastery, Shin Arahan Oakkyaung Monastery, Tamani Monastery and Eithipyinnyadewaguru monastery. Other activities of monks and laypeople include social activities when monks are invited to houses to celebrate these events, the daily food offering at dawn to all the monks who live in old Bagan area in the Eithipyinnyadewaguru monastery near Sarapa Gate under the supervision of Tant Kyi Taung Yan Aung Chan Tha Sayadaw and Ashin Pyinya Zawta, Eithipyinnyadewaguru, Bamboo monastery. For lunch, the chief monk of Taung-bi monastery arranges the cars for the monks who live in Old Bagan to go to the New Bagan. In addition, at Taung-bi Nat taung monastery, there opens free of charge clinic for local people in Bagan and other neighbouring cities.
2017-08-11
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000002893
https://meral.edu.mm/records/2893