Bagaya Monastery

Bagaya Monastery
ဗားကရာဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း
Front of the Bagaya Monastery
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
LocationInwa
CountryMyanmar
Bagaya Monastery is located in Myanmar
Bagaya Monastery
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates21°50′54″N 95°58′06″E / 21.8484°N 95.9682°E / 21.8484; 95.9682
Architecture
FounderMaha Thiri Zeya Thinkhaya
Completed1593; 431 years ago (1593)

The Bagaya Monastery (Burmese: ဘားဂရာ ကျောင်း), located in Inwa, Mandalay Region, Burma (Myanmar) is a Buddhist monastery built on the southwest of Inwa Palace. This magnificent monastery is also known as Maha Waiyan Bontha Bagaya Monastery.[1] 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.[2] It is one of the famous tourists attractions in Burma.

  1. ^ "Amarapura Bargaya Monastery". MRTV-3. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Bargayar Monastery". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2013.