Bagaya Monastery, Inwa

The Bagaya Monastery located in Inwa, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma) is a Buddhist monastery built on the southwest of Inwa Palace.

This magnificent monastery is also known as Maha Waiyan Bontha Bagaya Monastery.

During King Hsinbyushin's reign (1763–1776), Maha Thiri Zeya Thinkhaya, town officer of Magwe built the monastery in the Bagaya monastic establishment and dedicated to Shin Dhammabhinanda. It is one of the famous tourists attractions in Myanmar.

The way to the monastery is by horse-drawn cart.

Makhara Prayer Pagoda.
It is located on the right side of the road leading to Myint Mor Taung Pagoda, west of Inva Vakara Temple.

It has been identified by scholars and historians as being a work of the early Ava period.
There are four gates and four lions in the Great Wall. The east gate has a guard tower.
As it is in the middle of the countryside, access during the rainy season is not easy.

Entering the monastery.

Seven-tiered spire.
The Bagaya Monastery which consists of the seven-tiered spire has Dhanu hall and Bhawga hall.

It also has eight stairways made up of bricks.
The monastery, which was built with 267 gigantic teak wood posts, has a structure of great dimensions: 57 m (188 ft) high in length and 31 m (103 ft) in width.