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List Of Buddhist Temples In Myanmar
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Myanmar for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Ayeyarwady Region Ngapudaw * Mawtinzun Pagoda Pathein * Phaung Daw U Pagoda (Pathein) * Shwemokhtaw Pagoda Bago Region Bago * Kalyani Ordination Hall * Kyaikpun Buddha * Mahazedi Pagoda * Shwemawdaw Pagoda * Shwethalyaung Buddha (Reclining Buddha) Pyay * Shwesandaw Pagoda (Pyay) Taungoo * Myazigon Pagoda Kayin State Hpa-an * Kawgun Cave * Kyauk Ka Lat Pagoda * Saddan Cave * Shwe Yin Myaw Pagoda * Thit Hta Man Aung Pagoda Magway Region Magway * Myathalun Pagoda Pakokku * Tantkyitaung Pagoda * Thihoshin Pagoda Yesagyo * Pakhannge Monastery Mandalay Region Amarapura * Kyauktawgyi Pagoda * Mahagandhayon Monastery * Nagayon Pagoda * Pahtodawgyi Bagan (Pagan) * Alodawpyi Pagoda * Ananda Temple * Bupaya Pagoda * Dhammayangyi Temple * Dhammayazika Pagoda * Gawdawpalin Temple * Htilominlo Temple * Lawkananda Pagoda * Mahabodhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawgun Cave
The Kawgun Cave (Mon) ထီုကအ်ဂေါန် ( my, ကော့ဂွန်းဂူ; also spelt Kawgon Cave or Kawgoon Cave) is a Buddhist cave temple, located in , Hpa-An, Kayin State, Myanmar. The cave is lined with thousands of small Buddha statues covering its walls. The cave is an important historical and cultural heritage site in Myanmar. The rear of the cave leads to a row of floating restaurants in the Ruby Lake. Location The Kawgun Cave is located eight miles from Hpa-an, 28 miles from Mawlamyine, and two miles from the west bank of Thanlwin River. Located at the foot of Mt. Kawgun, the cave is 130 feet long, 70 feet wide, and 25 feet high. Mt. Kawgun is 60,000 feet long from northeast to southwest, and the highest point is 10,000 feet high. History The Kawgun Cave is a limestone cave. The origins of the cave temple are not clear. It is believed to have been constructed around the 7th century, but historian Nai Maung Toe has speculated, on the basis of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pahtodawgyi
Pahtodawgyi ( my, ပုထိုးတော်ကြီး) is a Buddhist pagoda located in Amarapura Amarapura ( my, အမရပူရ, MLCTS=a. ma. ra. pu ra., , ; also spelt as Ummerapoora) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in t ..., Burma, north of the Taungthaman Lake. It was built in 1819 by King Bagyidaw. Notes References * Pagodas in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Mandalay Region Religious buildings and structures completed in 1819 19th-century Buddhist temples {{Myanmar-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagayon Pagoda
Nagayon Pagoda ( my, နဂါးရုံဘုရား, also known as Nagayon Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Amarapura, a former royal capital in Mandalay Region, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ... (Burma). The temple was built by Anauk Nanmadaw Ma Mya Lay, the Queen of the Western Palace during the reign of Bagyidaw, during the first half of the 1800s. The temple's exterior is known for its unusual design. The roof of the temple is draped by the naga Mucalinda, who protected the Buddha from the elements while achieving enlightenment. Gallery File:Ava army.jpg, Nagayon Pagoda in a 19th-century painting. File:Le Tour du monde-02-p289.jpg, Nagayon Pagoda in a 19th-century painting. File:Nagayon (Amarapura) 03.jpg, Buddha statue, inside of Nagayon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahagandhayon Monastery
Mahāgandhāyon Monastery ( my, မဟာဂန္ဓာရုံကျောင်းတိုက်; pi, Mahāgandhārāma Vihāra) is a monastic college located in Amarapura, Myanmar. The monastery is known for its strict adherence to the Vinaya, the Buddhist monastic code. History The monastery was first established by Agatithuka Sayadaw, a Thudhamma-affiliated monk around 1908, as a meditation monastery for forest-dwelling monks. The monastery gained further prominence under the leadership of Ashin Janakābhivaṃsa, who began living there in 1914. During the 1970s, Ne Win Ne Win ( my, နေဝင်း ; 10 July 1910, or 14 or 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002) was a Burmese politician and military commander who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma ..., the country's leader, sought advice from Shwegyin monks at the monastery. See also * Buddhism in Myanmar * Monastic examinations * Monastic school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda
Kyauktawgyi Pagoda ( my, ကျောက်တော်ကြီးဘုရား; also known as the Taungthaman Kyauktawgyi) is a Buddhist pagoda located in Amarapura, Burma, near the Taungthaman Lake. It was built in 1847 by King Pagan Min on the model of the Ananda Pagoda at Pagan Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. .... It exemplifies a type of architecture, which though borrowed from the Indian designs at Pagan, was constructed entirely by Burmese architects. The artistic interest of the temple lies in the numerous frescoes with which its four porches are adorned. They represent religious buildings, in various styles of architecture, built or repaired by Pagan Min at Sagaing, Amarapura, Ava, Pakangyi, Prome, and Rangoon, and the planets and the constellations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakhannge Monastery
Pakhannge Monastery ( my, 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. In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the Konbaung dynasty for inclusion into the World Heritage List. According to monastic records, the monastery's construction was ordered by King Mindon Min and completed by court ministers and sawbwas on of land. 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. The monastery construction required 7 years and 100 carpenters who used traditional architectural techniques. The wooden monastery was built using 332 teak pillars under the direction of Burmese architect Tha Gyi. Due to years of neglect, only the teak p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thihoshin Pagoda
Thihoshin Pagoda ( my, သီဟိုဠ်ရှင်စေတီ) is a famous Buddhist pagoda in Pakokku, Magway Region, Myanmar. The pagoda was built 800 years ago by King Alaungsithu. It was offered by King Vijayabahu I(Ashoka Rama), king of Sri Lanka. A pagoda festival Pagoda festivals ( my, ဘုရားပွဲ; ''paya pwe'') are regular festivals found throughout Burma (Myanmar) that commemorate major religious events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda's ... is held every year between May and June, from the 8th to 10th waxing days of the Burmese month of Nayon. References Pagodas in Myanmar {{Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tantkyitaung Pagoda
Tantkyitaung Pagoda ( my, တန့်ကြည့်တောင်စေတီ), located across the Ayeyarwady River in Pakokku District, Magway Division, Myanmar (Burma) is a prominent Burmese Buddhist pagoda near the historic city of Bagan, believed to enshrine four tooth relics of Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu .... It was built by King Anawrahta in 397 ME on Tantkyi Hill, where the royal white elephant bearing the tooth relics rested for the second time, after it sat at a place, market by Shin Myethna Thettawshay Pagoda, then at a place where heavy rains fell, market by Shin Mogaung Pagoda, and at a place where the elephant mustered its strength, market by Sin Min Thwin Pagoda. Tantkyitaung Pagoda is high with the base of . Its nine tiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myathalun Pagoda
The Mya Tha Lun Pagoda ( my, မြသလွန်ဘုရား) is a Buddhist pagoda and the landmark of Magway which is located on the river side of the Irrawaddy. History According to legend, the pagoda was initially built by a wealthy man called U Baw Gyaw and his wife. It was raised from its original height of to a height of by King Saw Lu Saw Lu ( my, စောလူး ; also spelled Sawlu; also known as Min Lulin ( ), ; 19 April 1049 – 21 April 1084) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1077 to 1084. He inherited from his father Anawrahta the Pagan Empire, the ... (1077-1084) of Bagan. The pagoda faced a huge earthquake in 1847 and it was rebuilt by the mayor of Magway, Min Din Min Hla Kyaw Gaung to the present height of approximately . It is famous because The Bed of Buddha is placed inside it. References Pagodas in Myanmar Magway Region {{Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thit Hta Man Aung Pagoda
Thit Hta Man Aung Pagoda (သေဋ္ဌမာရ်အောင်ဘုရား) is a Buddhist temple located at the corner of General Street in the northern part of Hpa-an, Kayin State. Thit Hta Man Aung Buddha image is depicted in this temple, and has long been believed to grant the wishes of its worshippers. Casting of the Buddha image started in 1919 under the patronage of U Adi Isran, the abbot of the Ye Monastery, and was finished by 1922. The statue contains 4,600 pieces of copper and is 9 meters high. The statue represents the Buddha who conquered "the five mental hindrances" and named it "Thit Hta Man Aung". The Pagoda Festival Pagoda festivals ( my, ဘုရားပွဲ; ''paya pwe'') are regular festivals found throughout Burma (Myanmar) that commemorate major religious events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda' ... is held every year in the month of Tabodwe. References Buildings and structures in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
