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| In Yangon, at road's end, zedis stand like exclamation points. Buddhism rises to the sky on each golden spire. Burma probably has more zedis per capita and Yangon is a city that gives Buddhism highest prominence. Call it a zedi, stupa, or pagoda, Buddhists believe these monuments contain relics from Buddha and in Yangon, none is holier than Shwedagon Paya - the city's centerpiece. | |||
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Swegadon
Pagoda is Disneyland for Buddhists. | |||
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In the Buddhist pantheon,
I'm a dragon and Jill's an elephant. | |||
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Kipling
called the Shwedagon Paya a "golden mystery...a beautiful winking wonder." | |||