Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Council Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, council members, Union ministers, the Yangon Region Chief Minister, the commander of Yangon Command and officials, yesterday morning visited Shwedagon Pagoda in Dagon Township.
The Senior
General paid homage to Padamya Myetshin Buddha Image on the upper terrace of
the pagoda and offered alms, flowers and water dedicated to the Lord Buddha.
He inspected the
progress of offering gold foils to the whole structure of the pagoda and
maintenance works. He also donated jewellery items, gold and religious objects
to the pagoda and sprinkled scented water. From the scaffolding, the Senior
General viewed urban development scenes of Yangon City and instructed officials
to continuously carry out the beautification of the city.
The Senior
General viewed maintenance of the pennant-shaped vane of the pagoda and donated
objects of well-wishers. The Senior General offered two gold plates weighing
six ticals each donated by SAC Chairman Prime Minister Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla and
family at the plantain bud of the pagoda.
The Union
Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture and members of the pagoda board of
trustees reported to the Senior General on the offering of gold plates and
foils to the pagoda, offering of gold foils to the whole structure of the
pagoda in 2024-25 financial year.
In offering gold
foils, it needs to use 1,200 one-square-foot gold plates weighing six ticals
each. So far, a total of 1,060 gold plates have been offered to the pagoda.
Now, it is necessary to donate 140 more plates. Moreover, it needs 10,000 gold
coating weighing one tical each. So far, a total of 7,500 gold coatings have
been installed at the pagoda. As such, it is necessary to donate 2,500 more
gold coatings. Well-wishers can donate one square gold plate weighing six
ticals worth K15 million and one tical gold coating worth K2.5 million to the
pagoda.
After hearing
the reports, the Senior General left necessary guidance, visited the pagoda and
instructed officials to carry out maintenance of the pagoda structure with neat
and tidy measures.
Shwedagon Pagoda
is a great symbol of Yangon as well as Myanmar. Kings, governments and people
have renovated the pagoda in successive eras. Gold plates were donated to the
plantain bud of the pagoda in 1899 and to the second circular decorative band
in 1936. During the period from 1949 to 1970, gold foils were offered to the
pagoda once every three or four years. Moreover, gold foils were also donated
to the pagoda once every four or five years from 1980 to 2019. The gold plates
damaged by Cyclone Nargis were substituted with new ones. During the 40 years
from 1980 to 2019, gold foils were donated once every four or five years. So,
the ninth gold foil donation will be held at the whole structure in the 2024-25
financial year. The scaffolding was built at the pagoda starting from 19
September 2024. Gold plates were sent to the pagoda with the use of a decorated
float from 18 October. So far, the gold plate and foil donation process has
been completed by 80 per cent. A plan is underway to complete the offering of
gold foils in the third week of March this year. There remain to donate 140
one-square-foot gold plates weighing six ticals each and 2,500 one-square-foot
gold coatings weighing one tical each. Well-wishers can donate K15 million per
one-square six-tical gold plate and K2.5 million per one-square one-tical gold
coating to the pagoda.
MNA/TTA
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