Salin Monastery

Salin Monastery
စလင်းကျောင်း
Salin Monastery in 1903
Salin Monastery is located in Myanmar
Salin Monastery
Location within Myanmar
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
Location
CountryMandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
Coordinates22°00′31″N 96°06′05″E / 22.00847253720409°N 96.10135158482969°E / 22.00847253720409; 96.10135158482969
Architecture
FounderSalin Supaya
Completed1876; 150 years ago (1876)
Salin Monastery

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

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Mandalay 1910, p. 6.
  2. 1 2 Mahbubad 1908, p. 143.

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