A Study of Bell Inscriptions on the Shwedagon Pagoda's Platform

It is a customary for Buddhist to hit the Bell and share their accumulated merits with all sentient beings after performing meritorious deeds. The ringing sound of the bell is very pleasant to every being including human being, deities, and Brahmana that it instigates to arise faithful and joyous feeling. It was a study and presentation of the bell inscriptions found on the platform of four cardinal side of the Shwedagon pagoda platform. There are also the thirty-one big bells hung on four cardinal sides. The names, addresses and the level of designations and positions of the donors, the weight and measurements of the bell were also described. The various aspirations and sharing of merits were also noted. The Myanmar Pāli compositions inscribed on the bells were studied and presented. From the bells inscription valuable detailed information about livelihoods, occupations, rank and addresses of the throughout the history can also be traced there