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Kalyani Ordination Hall
Buddhist ordination hall in Bago, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kalyāṇī Ordination Hall (Burmese: ကလျာဏီသိမ်, Pali: Kalyāṇī Sīmā) is a Buddhist ordination hall located in Bago, Myanmar. The ordination hall is a major pilgrimage site,[1] and houses the Kalyani Inscriptions, a set of 10 sandstone pillars inscribed in Pali and Mon in 1480.[2][3] The inscriptions are important records of Theravada Buddhist history and of that era.[3]
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Kalyani Ordination Hall | |
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ကလျာဏီသိမ် | |
![]() The Kalyani Ordination Hall in 1907 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
Region | Bago Region |
Year consecrated | 24 November 1476 9th waxing of Nadaw 838 ME |
Location | |
Municipality | Bago |
Country | Myanmar |
Geographic coordinates | 17.333145°N 96.464378°E / 17.333145; 96.464378 |
Architecture | |
Founder | Dhammazedi |
Completed | 22 November 1476[note 1] 7th waxing of Nadaw 838 ME |
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