玛哈牟尼大金佛寺—缅甸寺院

缅甸玛哈牟尼大金佛寺 MAHAMUNY PAGODA

　　玛哈牟尼有着和瑞德贡大金塔一样崇高的地位，高4公尺的玛哈牟尼大金佛，是缅甸佛教徒最尊崇的佛陀雕像，此偶像的年代可追溯到西元前五世纪，传说佛祖在世时曾应缅甸西部的耶开国王桑达杜利亚的邀请，到耶开宏扬佛法，佛祖在皇宫向众生讲经七天七夜，还亲自监工用金、银、铜、铁、铁、锡铸造了这尊佛像，最后佛祖在佛像里注入了自己的七口灵气，所以佛像脸形和佛祖本尊一模一样，这座壮严祥和的佛像遂成了缅甸其他佛寺铸造佛像的范本。

　　在佛像在耶开地区世世代代地被供奉着，直到西元1784年才由波道国王跋山涉水地将金佛像恭迎到曼德勒来。大金佛寺曾在1864年遭遇大火，但大火仅烧毁了佛祖顶上的金冠，使信徒们对玛哈牟尼佛像更加尊崇.

　　由于此佛像被认为具有生命,为了保持佛像仪容的整洁,僧侣们于每天清晨四点,以香水为佛像刷牙净面.届时,系着天都会涌入无数的善男信女,在佛像前诵经祈祷,使得佛像座前长约100公尺的地毯坐无虚席，佛像身上由信徒们粘贴的金箔装饰，金光闪闪，厚达15公分。

　　Maharmyatmuni is famous pagoda in Mandalay and like the Shwedagone Pagoda in Yangon.It has 4 meter high and can see the ancient Myanmar architecture.In the legend,Gautama Buddha visit to Pakhine region in the western part of Myanmar,Buddha to enshrine the seven stanza of Pali verse in Maharmuni Pagoda accord-ing the people’s desire.When the construction time,Buddha manages himself and Maharmuni Pagoda is seemed like the Gautama Buddha Image.Buddha image was constructed with combination of gold,silver,iron,copper and tin.King Bodawpaya built this pagoda in 1784 to house the Mahamuni Buddha Image brought from Rakhine State.It has about 3 tons gold on the Buddha Image.Being the most revered Pagoda in Mandalay,the early morning ritual of washing the face of the Buddha’s image draws a daily crowd of devotees.You don’t reach the Maharmyatmuni Pagoda in Mandalay,it can mean that you don’t reach the Mandalay.