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Boys joining the sangha in this country go through the shinbyu ceremony, one of the Twelve Auspicious Rites. Alchemy is practiced by mystics in this country known as weizza. The Pali Canon was inscribed on over 700 tablets (-5[1])in this modern-day country as a result of the Fifth Buddhist Council, which, along with the Sixth Buddhist Council, was held in this modern-day country. (-5[2])The three marks of existence are the subject of a meditation-focused movement that originated in this country named for its focus on “insight,” or vipassanā. (-5[1])This country is home (-5[1])to the nationalist Buddhist 969 (“nine-six-nine”) movement. Eight strands of the Buddha’s hair are allegedly contained in this country’s large golden Shwedagon (10[2])Pagoda. For 10 points, name this country where Buddhist nationalists have persecuted the Muslim Rohingya people. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Myanmar [or Republic of the Union of Myanmar; or Burma; or word forms]
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