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Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

Pakhangyi Monastery
Kyaungdawgyi
ပခန်းကြီးကျောင်း
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryYesagyo Township, Magway Region, Burma
Geographic coordinates21°32′08″N 95°11′56″E / 21.535643°N 95.198981°E / 21.535643; 95.198981
Architecture
FounderPho Toke and Daw Phae
Completed1868; 157 years ago (1868)

Pakhangyi Monastery (Burmese: ပခန်းကြီးကျောင်း), officially known as Kyaungdawgyi (ကျောင်းတော်ကြီး) is a Buddhist monastery in Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). Pakhangyi Monastery was built during the Konbaung dynasty in the late 18th century. The wooden monastery was built by Pho Toke and Daw Phae, using 254 teak pillars that range from 50–90 inches (1,300–2,300 mm) each in height. The monastery was restored in 1992, In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the Konbaung dynasty for inclusion into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

See also

References

  1. Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia Conference, 12-14 December 2001. Universities Historical Research Centre. 2003.
  2. "Many people visit Pakhan Gyi Ancient Monastery". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "Pakhangyi monastery - Yesagyo - Myanmar". Asterism. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. "Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Major Buddhist sites in Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda
Kachin State
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Mon State
Rakhine State
Mrauk U
Sittwe
Shan State
Ayeyarwady Region
Bago Region
Magway Region
Mandalay Region
Amarapura
Bagan
Inwa
Mandalay
Kyaukse
Wundwin
Sagaing Region
Sagaing
Mingun
Monywa
Shwebo
Tanintharyi Region
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