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Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

Mogaung Monastery
မိုးကောင်းကျောင်း

Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Geographic coordinates	21°59′39″N 96°06′55″E / 21.994259°N 96.115319°E / 21.994259; 96.115319
Architecture
Founder	Mogaung Mibaya
Completed	1847; 178 years ago (1847)

Mogaung Monastery (Burmese: မိုးကောင်းကျောင်း) is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). The wooden monastery was built by the Mogaung Mibaya, a minor queen of King Pagan Min in 1847. The monastery's dimensions are 258 by 106 feet (79 m × 32 m) and is supported by 342 teak pillars. The monastery's wooden carvings are adorned with motifs from the Ramayana.

References

^ Report of the Superintendent. Archaeological Survey of Burma. 1902.

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