SULE PAGODA YANGON

sule pagoda yangon

Sule Pagoda is located in the center of Yangon and also near Maha Bandoola Park and  The Sule pagoda is about 2,600 years old and contains a hair relic of the Gautama Buddha. it was built before the Shwedagon Pagoda during the time of the Buddha. According to Burmese legend the site where the Sule pagoda now stands was once the home of a powerful nat (spirit) named Sularata (the Sule Nat). The British used the Sule pagoda as the centre of town planning during the colonial era and Burmese Royalty used it as a meeting point while it was used in the recent past as a gathering point by the activists 1988 uprising and the Saffron Revolution in 2007. The Sule Pagoda is shaped like a dome and there are smaller stupas, 10 bells made of bronze and 8 Buddha images around it.

Around the pagoda is a circular structure housing small shops where services as astrology and palmistry are offered. Four entrances topped with multi-tiered Pyatthat roofs provide access to the Sule grounds. Shrines around the pagoda house images of the Buddha, bronze bells are rung by Buddhist devotees making merit.

Several depictions of a Hintha bird, the symbol of Bago, can be found on the temple grounds. One of the mythological birds with a miniature pagoda on its back sits on top of a pole in a lotus flower, another one with a shrine on its back hangs down from a steel cable. Several images of Nat spirits are found on the Sule grounds.

The facts must be obeyed  by visitors in Sule Pagoda

  • Don’t allow to wear short skirts and short pants . Shoulders should be covered and long pants should be worn rather than shorts.
  • Please show respect.
  • Remove your shoes and socks before going to Pagoda’s Platform.
  • Don’t point.
  • Don’t touch monks and nuns .
  • Don’t disturb the praying people and people who make meditation .
  • Please ask to get permission before taking photographs during worship.
  • Turn off mobile phones, remove headphones, lower your voice, avoid inappropriate conversation, remove hats, and no smoking or chewing gum. You are likely entering an actual consecrated area, where locals go to commune with the sacred; any hint of irreverence might cause deep offense.
  • Respect the Buddha Statues and never touch, sit near, or climb on a Buddha statue.

Travel Tips

  • Opening Hours – 6 : 00 am to 4:00 pm 
  • Admission Fees – 3000 kyats / per person (For Foreigners)
  • Contact Ph        – 95-1-371 561
  • Location -Junction of Sule Pagoda Road , centre of Yangon city