Pakhannge Monastery | |
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ပခန်းငယ်ကျောင်း | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, Burma |
Architecture | |
Founder | King Mindon Min |
Completed | 1864 |
Pakhannge Monastery ( Burmese: ပခန်းငယ်ကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Pakhannge village, SaLay Township, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). A historic site, the monastery is the largest extant Konbaung era wooden monastery in the country. [1] In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the Konbaung dynasty for inclusion into the World Heritage List. [1]
According to monastic records, the monastery's construction was ordered by King Mindon Min and completed by court ministers and sawbwas on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land. [2] The edifice was dedicated by Mindon Min's uncle, the Pakhan Mingyi Yan Way for the Pandu Sayadaw U Visuddha, a prominent Konbaung-era monk and teacher of Mindon Min. [2] [3]
The monastery construction required 7 years and 100 carpenters who used traditional architectural techniques. [2] The wooden monastery was built using 332 teak pillars under the direction of Burmese architect Tha Gyi. [3] Due to years of neglect, only the teak pillars and masonry work remain. [2]
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Pakhannge Monastery | |
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ပခန်းငယ်ကျောင်း | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, Burma |
Architecture | |
Founder | King Mindon Min |
Completed | 1864 |
Pakhannge Monastery ( Burmese: ပခန်းငယ်ကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Pakhannge village, SaLay Township, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). A historic site, the monastery is the largest extant Konbaung era wooden monastery in the country. [1] In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the Konbaung dynasty for inclusion into the World Heritage List. [1]
According to monastic records, the monastery's construction was ordered by King Mindon Min and completed by court ministers and sawbwas on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land. [2] The edifice was dedicated by Mindon Min's uncle, the Pakhan Mingyi Yan Way for the Pandu Sayadaw U Visuddha, a prominent Konbaung-era monk and teacher of Mindon Min. [2] [3]
The monastery construction required 7 years and 100 carpenters who used traditional architectural techniques. [2] The wooden monastery was built using 332 teak pillars under the direction of Burmese architect Tha Gyi. [3] Due to years of neglect, only the teak pillars and masonry work remain. [2]
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