Melamu Pagoda

 Melamu Pagoda's full title is "Praying Melamu Pagoda" and it is located in North Okkalapa Township. (The map is shown.)

I think the history of Melamu Pagoda should be divided into two parts. The first part is Tishara, Indra Melamu, who was conceived and born in Lamu fruit, Melamu's son Ukkalapamin Prince Nanda It is the legendary history of Ngmoe Awemi River.

The second part is the rebuilding process of the current Melamu Pagoda. According to this process, during the 1960s, Daw Saw Nyunri, the wife of Agriculture Minister U Hla Myint, who lived in Bi Myint Tay, often dreamed of a stump of a pagoda covered by a tree in the field east of the Bridge Circular Railway Station. But Daw Saw Nyun Ri has never been to the Four Bridge Station.

Finally, I took the train to Bridge Four Station with my husband, saying that it was strange that I had this dream every now and then. At that time, it was the time when the new city of North Okkala started to be established. After getting off at Bridge Four Station and looking for the Pagoda in my dream, I found a Pagoda stump among the palm trees on the side of the creek on the east side of the highway entering the city. On the stump of the pagoda, there is a big papaya tree.

The day the Buddha was found was the 3rd day of the new moon of the year 1322 (25 - 6 - 19 60). Daw Saw Nyun Ri went to the old pagoda again on the 5th and 8th of the new moon. When I went on the 8th, I found a coffin on a stump. When I opened it, I saw a statue of a woman.

The statue of this woman is the same as the statue of Melumu in the corner of the temple above Shwedagon Pagoda. In another version, it is said to be Melamu image under the middle Pian Indra statue. I would like people who know Melamu image in Shwedagon Pagoda to comment and discuss what is true.

After getting that small statue, Daw Saw Nyun Ri received requests for help to restore the old pagoda, so she asked the local authorities for permission and destroyed the old pagoda on the 9th day of the waning month of 1322 (9-1-1961). In addition to the statues from the Buddha's altar, there is a throne with a stone moon statue under it. statue of Indra the figure of a hermit You also find costumes and toys.

When Daw Saw Nyun Ri Pagoda was built, I could only lay the foundations of the four feet high shoes and sixty feet around. After that, U Tin Aung, a jeweler from Shwe Bom Tha Road, and his wife, Daw Kyi Kyi, married Daw Saw Nyun Ri and built the pagoda. The new Pagoda was given the title of "Prayeren Mae Lamu Pagoda".

The current pagoda site is not where the original ancient pagoda and the big nabe tree were. It is said that the place where the Nabe was was, on the left side when you enter the temple gate, where the rich daughter of Suzata had her milk, and that place was moved because it was close to the road.

Forty years ago, in 1975, I visited Melamu Pagoda almost every day for two weeks. When I took the 10th grade exam that year and participated in the summer youth volunteer program, I checked the bus ticket, I am responsible for selling tickets. At that time, because it was a socialist era, all bus lines were state-owned bus lines. The group I was in was on duty near Melamu Pagoda. No. (6) bus line (as far as I remember) had to stop the cars and check the tickets of the passengers. If you haven't bought one yet, or if you're crossing a stop, you'll be asked to buy a ticket.

At that time, bus tickets were small pieces of paper. The fare depends on the stop. The name of the bus stop is small on the ticket. He marked the bus stop where he would get off. We bought the ticket and if we passed the stop, we had to buy another ticket. During the labor period, during lunch and break time, you can hear it in Melamu Pagoda courtyard. They brought their own bowls of rice as they were encouraged to eat. Since the end of that volunteering period, I have not returned to Melamu Pagoda until today.

Now that I'm back, when I pass the gate of Melamu Pagoda, the scene changes beyond belief. It is said that Melamu Pagoda Precinct is 10.57 acres. In the entire temple complex, the buildings of the It is full of other religious buildings. I counted 55. Most of them are gallery buildings related to Buddhism. However, it is not structured so that the process of becoming a Buddha can be studied sequentially. It is built depending on the appearance of the donor and the availability of space. Sculptures are also of different levels. But the sensors, It is good that the galleries are built on slopes so that you can go from one place to another without getting wet or hot. (The temple precinct guide map is shown.)

Another thing I noticed is that there are a lot of shops and divination halls inside the temple premises. If you enter from the portal, the right side is almost full of rows of shops, There are auditoriums. There are restaurants with a back to Ng Moe Yew River. At the end of those shops, there are shops around Shinupagupta Lake. The shops are also ordinary stores. religious items Shop selling souvenirs restaurant It's a set of salad stalls lined up next to the slope.

As for fortune telling rooms, I don't know if Melamu Pagoda is the one with the most fortune telling rooms in Yangon's pagodas. vision Three orchestrated by Xat Nath Wisdom Astrology sign Tarot Nekhatabade, I found a variety of x-rays.

In the history of Melamu Pagoda, there is also Ngamoewe Mi Creek. Big size. However, Ng Moe Yew Michoug is surrounded by restaurants and shops, so there is hardly anything that stands out. In fact, I think it would be more appropriate if there were no eateries on the side of the Ng Moe Yew Creek, instead of making a square. Now we see new shops being built next to the parking lot outside the pagoda precinct. On that side, the current shops, restaurants, I also thought that it would be good if the divination rooms were moved.

Another difficulty for pilgrims may be the issue of loudspeakers. In the morning when I arrived, four shelters were open in the four sensory towers in the precinct. All four of them are simultaneously inviting donors, mentioning the name of the donor, and calling for blessings. Those voices are pilgrims in the square. Phra Ryu, Cultivating religious life I have personally experienced that it is difficult for those with a rosary mind to concentrate. Therefore, the board of trustees would like to request you to reconsider the terms and conditions regarding the opening of the amplifier.