Pakhangyi Monastery ( my, ပခန်းကြီးကျောင်း), officially known as Kyaungdawgyi () is a

Buddhist monastery Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

Yesagyo Township Yesagyo Township (Yaesagyo Township) is a township of Pakokku District in the Magway Region of central Burma (Myanmar). The principal town and administrative seat is Yesagyo. The township is served by the Chaung-U to Pakokku railway. Borders Yes ...

Magway Region Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, ...

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(Burma). The wooden monastery was built by Pho Toke and Daw Phae, and was built using 254

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pillars that range from each in height. The monastery was restored in 1992, In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the

Konbaung dynasty The Konbaung dynasty ( my, ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်, ), also known as Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) and formerly known as the Alompra dynasty (အလောင်းဘ ...

for inclusion into the

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Monasteries in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Magway Region 19th-century Buddhist temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1886 1886 establishments in Burma {{Buddhism-monastery-stub

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