Pakhannge Monastery (also Kyaung Daw Gyi Monastery) 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.
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. 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.
Monastery seen from the southwest. |
East pavilion seen from the southwest. |
West pavilion seen from the southwest. |
Independent pavilion, located west of the monastery. |
Next to a finely crafted wooden door. |
Entering inside the monastery. |
Golden statue of Buddha inside the monastery. |
Divination stone near the base of the Buddha statue. |
Leaving the monastery. |
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