We were bored and have been disappointed over and over again for the closing of Bogyoke market for 3 consecutive days while we were there because the market is supposed to close on Monday; Tuesday is the 15th of the month which is holy day for Buddhist and Wednesday is Army Day. Bet they are not familiar about 'retailing' which is supposed to open everyday regardless whether it is holy day or public holiday. How else will people have time to go shopping? How about tourist like us who only stop by for the few days they are closed? Bogyoke market in Yangon is somewhat like Chatuchak market in Bangkok. Thousands of stalls selling souvvenirs and knick knacks but of course, we will never find out.
So, out of boredom we hailed a cab to a Chaukhtatgyi Temple which houses a sleeping buddha. According to Trip Advisor it is ranked #5 attraction in Yangon.
So I thought, OK another sleeping buddha but let's go. My total uninterested mood was lifted when saw It. I couldn't help but gasped at the sheer size of the statue.
The main thing to see in this sleeping buddha is the sole of the feet. It has 108 marks indicating elements in the 3 worlds and buddha is supposedly greater than all three worlds, the inanimate world, the animate world and the world of the conditioned. Well for us, it is just another opportunity to take pictures.
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| Huge buddha staring at its worshippers |
Well lucky for us the sleeping buddha is not sleeping.
Next, The Golden Shwedagon
