Shweinbin Monastery

Shweinbin Monastery (Burmese: ရွှေအင်ပင်ကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, built in the tradition of Burmese teak architecture.[1] The monastery was built in 1895 by a Sino-Burmese merchant married to a Burmese woman of royal extraction. The monastery's construction strictly adheres to traditional rules of Burmese monastic architecture and includes all of the designated pyatthat-crowned pavilions.[2][3][4]

Shweinbin Monastery
ရွှေအင်ပင်ကျောင်း
Shweinbin Monastery around 1900.
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates21.966280°N 96.065954°E / 21.966280; 96.065954
Architecture
Completed1895 (1895)

See also

References

  1. Wilson, Constance. "Part II - Mandalay, The Burmese Heartland". Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. Ma Thanegi. "Religious architecture" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. Ma Thanegi (2005). Myanmar Architecture: Cities of Gold. Marshall Cavendish. p. 100. ISBN 9789812329165.
  4. "15-17 November 1995". Proceedings of the Conference on Myanmar and Southeast Asian Studies. Yangon: Universities Historical Research Centre: 309. 1996.
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