Kyaymyin Monastery (Burmese: ကြေးမြင့်ကျောင်း), also known as the Yandabo Ywaza Monastery (Burmese: ရန္တပိုရွာစားကျောင်း) is a historic royal Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma. The monastery, located on 62nd Street, was originally established by the village chief of Yandabo, in 1878.[1] It was subsequently renovated by Kyaymyin Mibaya, a minor consort of King Mindon Min.[1][2] The monastery’s roof is three-tiered and engraving works on the entrance stairs are impressively featured.
| Kyaymyin Monastery | |
|---|---|
ကြေးမြင့်ကျောင်း | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 21°59′03″N 96°06′51″E / 21.984174°N 96.114180°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1878 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Hidden History: Century-Old Monasteries in Mandalay". The Irrawaddy. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ "မန္တလေးမြို့တွင် လက်ရာမြောက်ရှေးဟောင်းကြေးမြင်မိဖုရားကျောင်း(ရန္တပိုရွာစားကျောင်း)ကို လေ့လာနိုင်". Myanmar News Agency. October 2018.