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Ruins of Bagan, an ancient capital of Myanmar. There are more than 2,000 kyaung there. During the height of Bagan's power, there were some 13,000 kyaung


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Parakramabahu I commissioned various religious projects such as Gal Vihara ('The Stone Shrine') in Polonnaruwa features three statues of the Buddha in three different poses carved from the same large rock.


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Nandaka, Malaysia

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Hello DhammaWheel,
I haven't posted in a couple of years (as Internet access was minimal or non-existent in the last couple of monasteries I stayed in), however I have a little more ability to post now. I'm in a Monastery called Nandaka, near Penang, Malaysia. Here are a few photos taken here (and please forgive me if they don't appear rotated properly):

Me in front of the "Sima Hall":
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The stairs leading up to the Sima Hall:
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A closer look at the intricate woodwork:
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A view of Penang in the distance, seen near the Sima Hall:
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Where on the mainland are you?
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Looks like a really beautiful monastery Bhante.
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Saengnapha wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:18 pm Where on the mainland are you?
Here.
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Subharo wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:37 am
Saengnapha wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:18 pm Where on the mainland are you?
Here.
Looks like a lovely area. Who is the Bhante there?
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Subharo wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:37 am
Saengnapha wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:18 pm Where on the mainland are you?
Here.
Have you been to Brickfields Vihara and have you met Bhante Punnaji there?
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Saengnapha wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:26 am Looks like a lovely area. Who is the Bhante there?
No offense, Saengnapha, but please look at Nandaka's website, which I linked to above. The senior monk here is Bhante Dhammasubho.
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DNS wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:40 am Have you been to Brickfields Vihara and have you met Bhante Punnaji there?
No and no. I'm laying pretty low here in Penang. I did have a look at their website, however. Thanks for mentioning them. Do you have a personal connection there?
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Subharo wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:13 am
DNS wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:40 am Have you been to Brickfields Vihara and have you met Bhante Punnaji there?
No and no. I'm laying pretty low here in Penang. I did have a look at their website, however. Thanks for mentioning them. Do you have a personal connection there?
Yes, Ven. Punnaji is a teacher but more like a kalyana-mitta of mine. I have had the good fortune of knowing him for about 20 years now.
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He's about 340 km away from me in Kuala Lampur. But I do none the less appreciate any personal references. The Buddhist World can be quite small.
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Today we had a big event here at Nandaka. A couple hundred people came. I was the only Westerner in the whole place. A large, brass spire was installed near our Uposatha hall. A life-size, very fancy, pearlescent, white teak Buddha also got installed in the new Women's retreat center here (still under construction, didn't get photos of that), with many baskets of flower petals strewn everywhere.
I rarely take photos, however I shot some today at less awkward times. I've posted them here:
https://cloud.unixcorn.org/apps/gallery ... uDv3gJy087#
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Photo of the Super Moon behind Pagoda in Myanmar, Southeast Asian country - (Dec 3 - 2017)


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