The Atumashi Monastery ( my, အတုမရှိကျောင်း ; formally Mahā Atulaveyan Kyaungdawgyi or ) is a Buddhist

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located in Mandalay,

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History

It was built in 1857 by King Mindon, two years after the capital was moved to Mandalay. The monastery was built at a cost of 500,000 rupees. The original monastery structure was built using

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, covered with stucco on the outside, with its peculiar feature being that it was surmounted by five graduated rectangular terraces instead of the traditional '' pyatthat''s, Burmese-style tiered and spired roofs. The structure burned down in 1890 after a fire in the city destroyed both the monastery and the tall Buddha image, as well as complete sets of the Tipitaka. During the fire, a 19.2-carat (32 ''

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'') diamond, which adorned the Buddha image (originally given to King Bodawphaya by Maha Nawrahta, the Governor of Arakan) disappeared as well. In 1996, Burma's Archaeological Department reconstructed the monastery with prison labor.

Images

File:Atumashi Monastery 03.jpg, Golden door File:Atumashi Monastery interior.jpg, Interior

Notes

References

* * Monasteries in Myanmar 19th-century Buddhist temples Buildings and structures in Mandalay Region Religious buildings and structures completed in 1857 1857 establishments in Burma Buddhist temples in Mandalay {{Burma-struct-stub