Salin Monastery

Coordinates: 22°00′31″N 96°06′05″E / 22.00847253720409°N 96.10135158482969°E / 22.00847253720409; 96.10135158482969
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Salin Monastery
စလင်းကျောင်း
Salin Monastery in 1903
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Salin Monastery is located in Myanmar
Salin Monastery
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates22°00′31″N 96°06′05″E / 22.00847253720409°N 96.10135158482969°E / 22.00847253720409; 96.10135158482969
Architecture
FounderSalin Supaya
Completed1876; 149 years ago (1876)
Salin Monastery

Salin Monastery (Burmese: စလင်းကျောင်း) is a royal Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Burma, known for its indigenous wooden carvings.[1][2] The monastery was built under the patronage of the crown princess Salin Supaya.[1] Salin Monastery was located north of Mandalay Palace, near the racetrack.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Mandalay 1910, p. 6.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Mahbubad 1908, p. 143.

References

  • List of Ancient Monuments in Burma (I. Mandalay Division). Vol. 1. Rangoon: Office of the Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma. 1910.
  • Mahbubad to Moradabad. Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. XVII. London: Clarendon Press. 1908.
  • Tilly, Harry L.; Wood-carving of Burma; Rangoon 1903 (Gov. Pr., Burma), photographs P. Klier