Pakhannge Monastery

Pakhannge Monastery
ပခန်းငယ်ကျောင်း
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryYesagyo Township, Magway Region, Burma
Architecture
FounderKing Mindon Min
Completed1864; 160 years ago (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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References

  1. ^ a b "Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "150-year-old Pakhan Nge Monastery falls into ruin". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ ကျွန်းဖြင်တည်ဆောက်ထားသော ကျွန်းကျောင်းကြီး(၆)ကျောင်". YaungPaySue. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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