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Bagaya Monastery

Inwa, Mandalay Region · 21.8484°, 95.9682°

Shin DhammabhinandaKonbaung
Sacred since
1593 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
orig. 1593; rebuilt 1992
Konbaung

History & significance

A Theravada monastery at the old capital of Inwa, dedicated to Shin Dhammabhinanda and first built in 1593, later endowed during King Hsinbyushin's reign by the town officer of Magwe. Destroyed by fire in 1821, it was rebuilt in 1992.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Konbaung