Pakhannge Monastery

Pakhannge Monastery (Burmese: 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.[1] In 1996, the Burmese government submitted the monastery, along with other exemplars from the Konbaung dynasty for inclusion into the World Heritage List.[1]

Pakhannge Monastery
ပခန်းငယ်ကျောင်း
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryYesagyo Township, Magway Region, Burma
Architecture
FounderKing Mindon Min
Completed1864 (1864)

According to monastic records, the monastery's construction was ordered by King Mindon Min and completed by court ministers and sawbwas on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land.[2] 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.[2][3]

The monastery construction required 7 years and 100 carpenters who used traditional architectural techniques.[2] The wooden monastery was built using 332 teak pillars under the direction of Burmese architect Tha Gyi.[3] Due to years of neglect, only the teak pillars and masonry work remain.[2]

See also

References
  1. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "150-year-old Pakhan Nge Monastery falls into ruin". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ ကျွန်းဖြင်တည်ဆောက်ထားသော ကျွန်းကျောင်းကြီး(၆)ကျောင်". YaungPaySue. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


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