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'''Pakhangyi Monastery''' ({{lang-my|ပခန်းကြီးကျောင်း}}), officially known as '''Kyaungdawgyi''' ({{my|ကျောင်းတော်ကြီး}}) is a [[Buddhist monastery]] in [[Yesagyo Township]], [[Magway Region]], [[Myanmar]] (Burma). Pakhangyi Monastery |
'''Pakhangyi Monastery''' ({{lang-my|ပခန်းကြီးကျောင်း}}), officially known as '''Kyaungdawgyi''' ({{my|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.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CHduAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Pakhangyi+Monastery%22 |title=Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Texts and Contexts in Southeast Asia Conference, 12-14 December 2001 |date=2003 |publisher=Universities Historical Research Centre |language=en}}</ref> The wooden monastery was built by Pho Toke and Daw Phae, using 254 [[teak]] pillars that range from {{convert|50|-|90|in}} each in height.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/many-people-visit-pakhan-gyi-ancient-monastery/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021065952/http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/many-people-visit-pakhan-gyi-ancient-monastery/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 October 2018|title=Many people visit Pakhan Gyi Ancient Monastery|website=Global New Light Of Myanmar|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-20}}</ref> The monastery was restored in 1992,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asterism.info/reports/2/index.html|title=Pakhangyi monastery - Yesagyo - Myanmar|website=Asterism|access-date=2018-10-20}}</ref> In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the [[Konbaung dynasty]] for inclusion into the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage List]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/821/|title=Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay)|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|access-date=2018-10-20}}</ref> |
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| Pakhangyi Monastery Kyaungdawgyi | |
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ပခန်းကြီးကျောင်း | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, Burma |
| Geographic coordinates | 21°32′08″N 95°11′56″E / 21.535643°N 95.198981°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Pho Toke and Daw Phae |
| Completed | 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.[1] 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.[2] The monastery was restored in 1992,[3] In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the Konbaung dynasty for inclusion into the UNESCO World Heritage List.[4]
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[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Many people visit Pakhan Gyi Ancient Monastery". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Pakhangyi monastery - Yesagyo - Myanmar". Asterism. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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