Kyaymyin Monastery
Kyaymyin Monastery | |
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ကြေးမြင်ကျောင်း | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma |
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Geographic coordinates | 21°59′03″N 96°06′51″E / 21.984174°N 96.114180°ECoordinates: 21°59′03″N 96°06′51″E / 21.984174°N 96.114180°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1878 |
Kyaymyin Monastery (Burmese: ကြေးမြင်ကျောင်း), also known as the Yandabo Ywaza Monastery (Burmese: ရန္တပိုရွာစားကျောင်း) is a historic royal Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma. The monastery, located on 62nd Street, was founded originally established by a village head, the Yandabo Ywaza, in 1878.[1] It was subsequently renovated by the Kyaymyin Queen, a minor consort of King Mindon Min.[1][2]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Hidden History: Century-Old Monasteries in Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ "မန္တလေးမြို့တွင် လက်ရာမြောက်ရှေးဟောင်းကြေးမြင်မိဖုရားကျောင်း(ရန္တပိုရွာစားကျောင်း)ကို လေ့လာနိုင်". Myanmar News Agency. October 2018.
Categories:
- Monasteries in Myanmar
- Buddhist temples in Mandalay
- 19th-century Buddhist temples
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1878