![]() ![]() ![]() The word 'ithi' ( ဣသိ in Mon (from Pali ရိသိ, risi) means "hermit". In the Mon language, the word 'kyaik' ( ကျာ်) means "pagoda" and 'yo' ( ယဵု) means "to carry on the hermit's head". It is the third most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in Burma after the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Mahamuni Pagoda. Another legend states that a Buddhist monk impressed the celestial king with his asceticism and the celestial king used his supernatural powers to carry the rock to its current place, specifically choosing the rock for its resemblance to the monk's head. The rock and the pagoda are at the top of Mt. The balancing rock seems to defy gravity, as it perpetually appears to be on the verge of rolling down the hill. It is a small pagoda (7.3 m (24 ft)) built on the top of a granite boulder covered with gold leaves pasted on by its male worshippers.Īccording to legend, the Golden Rock itself is precariously perched on a strand of Lord Buddha's hair. More success for Golden Rock progeny with his daughter Peppertree Golden Starlight winning the Reserve Champion Novice Pony title with two 2nd places to her half sibling Goldfarben. In the Novice Pony competition on Sunday, Goldfarben went on to also win the Pony Novice Championship with wins in both tests scoring 66.544% in the 2B and a personal best score of 71.571% in the 2C and only her 3rd start at Novice. Out of 9 Preliminary tests that she has competed in to date, she has scored 70% plus in 7 of them, an outstanding result. ![]() Standing at 13.3 3/4hh Goldfarben is ridden by Holly Barnes, owned by Veronique Ingram and was bred by Lisa Waller. At the Young Dressage Championships (NSW), the 5 yo palomino mare Goldfarben (x Golden Rock) won the Pony Preliminary Championship in a total field of 11 ponies with wins in both tests and outstanding scores of 75.804% in the 1B, a personal best and 73.304% in the 1C. ![]()
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