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Shweinbin Monastery
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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]
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Shweinbin Monastery | |
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ရွှေအင်ပင်ကျောင်း | |
![]() Shweinbin Monastery around 1900. | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Country | Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma |
Geographic coordinates | 21.966280°N 96.065954°E / 21.966280; 96.065954 |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1895; 129 years ago (1895) |
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