Shweinbin Monastery, Mandalay

Shweinbin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, built in the tradition of Burmese teak architecture.

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.

Entering Shweinbin Monastery gate.

View of the monastery through the surrounding trees.

View of the east side of the monastery. The east side of the monastery has a single staircase.

Staircases on the north side of the monastery. The north side of the monastery has three staircases.

North facade of the monastery.

Going up the stairs on the north side.

Wooden gate at the top of the stairs.

Monastery bell.

Pyatthat-crowned pavilion. Pyatthat is the name of a multistaged roof, with an odd number of tiers (from three to seven). The pyatthat is commonly incorporated into Burmese Buddhist and royal architecture (e.g., kyaungs, palace buildings, pagodas) and towers above the image of the Buddha or other sacred places (e.g., royal thrones and city gates). See more at Pyatthat - Wikipedia.

Looking inside the central pavilion.

Elaborately carved wooden door.

South facade of the wooden pavilions.

Entering the central pavilion.

Buddha statue in the central pavilion.

Wooden carvings. Wooden carvings, around the Buddha statue, telling the life of Buddha.

Two bells inside the central pavilion.

Carved wooden door.

Passage between the central pavilion and the west pavilion.

Roof of the central pavilion (left) and the east pavilion (right). Southwest view.

Corner of the central pavilion. Corner of the central pavilion showing several carved wooden doors.

See also

• Mahamuni Buddha Temple
• Shwenandaw Monastery
• Kuthodaw Pagoda
• Mandalay Hill

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Source

• Shweinbin Monastery - Wikipedia

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