Mogaung Monastery
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Mogaung Monastery | |
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မိုးကောင်းကျောင်း | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma |
Geographic coordinates | 21°59′39″N 96°06′55″E / 21.994259°N 96.115319°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Mogaung Mibaya |
Completed | 1847 |
Mogaung Monastery (Burmese: မိုးကောင်းကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). The wooden monastery was built by the Mogaung Mibaya, a minor queen of King Pagan Min in 1847.[1] The monastery's dimensions are 258 by 106 feet (79 m × 32 m) and is supported by 342 teak pillars.[1] The monastery's wooden carvings are adorned with motifs from the Ramayana.[1]
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