The ceremony of setting atop golden umbrella, pennant-shaped vane and diamond orb on Su Taung Pyae Pagoda and Su Taung Ya Pagoda was held in Pyinmana Township yesterday.
The Sanghas led by Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Vimalabuddhi of Mingalar Zeyon Pali Takatho Monastery, State Administration Council member Mahn Nyein Maung, well-wishers, and locals attended the ceremony.
SAC member Mahn Nyein Maung, well-wishers and attendees, firstly took five precepts from Presiding Sayadaw of Mingalar Zeyon Pali Takatho Monastery.
Then, the officials donated the golden umbrella crown, pennant-shaped vane and diamond orb to the Sayadaws and shared merits.
Next, the SAC member Mahn Nyein Maung and congregation carried the sacred objects in ceremonial clockwise procession.
The Sayadaws, SAC member and congregation, sprinkled the sacred objects with scented water and hoisted them to the top of the pagoda by a ceremonial flying carriage.
After the ceremony, the well-wishers donated day meals to the monks.
The Su Taung Pyae Pagoda was one of the 84,000 pagodas constructed by King Siri Dhamma Soka, and now it is a more than 1,560-year-old pagoda. — MNA
Consecration ceremony of Su Taung Pyae, Su Taung Ya pagodas held in Pyinmana
- April 27, 2021
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