golden hti

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The golden hti is the ornate, jewel-encrusted umbrella-shaped finial that crowns the top of Myanmar’s Shwedagon Pagoda, symbolizing Buddhist devotion and royal patronage.

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golden hti canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist architectural element ⓘ
pagoda finial ⓘ
religious ornament ⓘ
associatedWith Myanmar monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Burma

Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

pilgrimage rituals at Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ
constructedFor expression of royal piety and legitimacy ⓘ
veneration of the Buddha ⓘ
culturalSignificance emblem of royal and state sponsorship of Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ
symbol of merit-making in Myanmar Buddhism ⓘ
decoratedWith gold bells ⓘ
jewels ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ
function ritual and symbolic crowning element of the pagoda ⓘ
hasColor golden ⓘ
hasComponent jewel-encrusted bands ⓘ
multiple tiers ⓘ
small hanging bells ⓘ
hasShape umbrella-shaped finial ⓘ
heritageStatus part of a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Myanmar ⓘ
locatedIn Myanmar ⓘ
Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ
Yangon ⓘ
material gold ⓘ
partOf Shwedagon Pagoda superstructure ⓘ
linked to: Shwedagon Pagoda
position crowns the top of Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
symbolizes Buddhist devotion ⓘ
royal patronage ⓘ
visibleFrom many parts of Yangon ⓘ

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