There are smaller shrines around the base
of the Shwedagon Pagoda. These shrines house the spirits of the respective days
of the week. Now in Myanmar, there are 8 days in a week! That's right. How does
that happen? Wednesday counts as two - a full morning & a full evening. (I
wonder if the Beatles have heard of this.) If you knew the day of week when you
were born, you are encouraged to go that shrine and pour water over the spirit
so you can receive its blessing.
Read about King Singu's bell in my Yangon Journal 4.
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