Salin Monastery

21°59′03″N 96°06′53″E / 21.984114°N 96.114695°E / 21.984114; 96.114695ArchitectureFounderSalin SupayaCompleted1876; 148 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]

See also

  • Atumashi Monastery
  • Shwenandaw Monastery
  • Myadaung Monastery
  • Taiktaw Monastery

Notes

  1. ^ a b Mandalay 1910, p. 6.
  2. ^ a b 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
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