Yadanabonmyint Monastery (Burmese: ရတနာဘုံမြင့်ကျောင်း), also known as the Queen Seindon Monastery (Burmese: စိန်တုံးမိဖုရားကျောင်း), is a historic Buddhist monastery in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar.[1] The monastery was constructed under the guidance of Seindon Mibaya, a fourth ranking queen of King Mindon Min and architects from Mandalay.[2] The entire construction was funded by a wealthy lady called Daw Shwe Pwint. The monastery is known for its royal craftsmanship and motifs, and was formally consecrated in 1886 when it was donated to the Rama Sayadaw.[3]
| Yadanabonmyint Monastery | |
|---|---|
ရတနာဘုံမြင့်ကျောင်း | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Geographic coordinates | 16°29′17″N 97°37′43″E / 16.488113°N 97.628499°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Seindon Mibaya |
| Funded by | Shwe Pwint |
| Completed | 1886 |
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edit- ^ "ထိန်းသိမ်းစောင့်ရှောက်ရန် လိုအပ်နေသည့် မော်လမြိုင်က စိန်တုံးမိဖုရားကျောင်း (ဓာတ်ပုံ)". DVB (in Burmese). Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "နှစ် ၁၂၀ ကျော်ပြီ ဖြစ်တဲ့ စိန်တုံးမိဖုရားကျောင်း". ဧရာဝတီ (in Burmese). 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Queen Sein Don's monastery patiently awaits rejuvenation". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-05.