The 1,500-year old Reclining Buddha at Mahæ-parinibbæna Temple,

Kushinagar (Kusinara), India.

Buddha gave his last words to the bhikkhus as follows:

'Handa dæni bhikkhave æmantayami vo vayadhammæ

sa³khæra appamædena sampædetha”

"Now, then, Bhikkhus,

Bhikkhus I exhort you: All conditioned and
compounded things have the nature of decay and disintegration.
disintegration.
Don’t be heedless. Strive on with mindfulness!”
(Mahæ-parinibbæna
( Sutta)

(As such, we should pay heed to the Buddha's last admonishment by

practising Mindfulness Meditation or Vipassanæ Bhævanæ
Bhæ vanæ at all times)
times)
Five metals alloyed Buddha Image (11th C.A.D) at Myanmar
A most sacred temple

The origin of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar dates back to over 2500
years.. Gautama Buddha presented eight strands of sacred hairs to two
merchants,
merchants who offered it to King Okkalapa on their return. The king built
a pagoda on a hilltop overlooking the port city of Okkalapa, in which the
sacred hairs were enshrined.
 Monks going for alms-round

Female meditation hall at Mahasi Meditation Centre, Myanmar