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Global Treasures 43169



Sagaing

 Film Details

 Synopsis

 : Global Television
 Episode Number: 43169
 Title: Sagaing
 Languages: E De
  10 Mins
 Produced: 2008

On the opposite shore of the Ayeyarwady in the centre of Burma are the Sagaing Hills. The history of Sagaing dates back to the beginning of the 14th century when the royal city of Bagan fell and the city became the new capital of Burma. However, its importance as a centre of power was short-lived yet around fifty years later the newly founded Inwa became the capital of the Burmese Empire.

More than seven hundred hilltop and valley monasteries have made Sagaing one of the world’s most important centres of Buddhism.

The Pa Ba Kyaung Monastery is situated on Sagaing’s western hills and is surrounded by two elevations, a place of tranquillity and meditation. Peaceful and serene, the statues and Buddha images appear to stare into the very soul of all those who come here.

It is not surprising that for nearly eight hundred years the region’s pagodas have attracted the faithful as well as tourists from around the world.