Atumashi Monastery
{{Short description|Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar}}
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| name = Atumashi Monastery
| native_name = {{lang|my|မဟာ အတုလဝေယန် ကျောင်းတော်ကြီး}}
| image = 20160729 Atumashi Mandalay 5865.jpg
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| map_type = Burma
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| coordinates = {{coord|22|0|3|N|96|6|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = Theravada Buddhism
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| country = Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Burma
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| founded_by = King Mindon Min
| year_completed = 1857 ({{Years or months ago|1857}})
Reconstructed 1996
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The Atumashi Monastery ({{langx|my|အတုမရှိကျောင်း}} {{IPA|my|ʔətṵməʃḭ tɕáʊɰ̃|}}; formally Mahā Atulaveyan Kyaungdawgyi or {{lang|my|မဟာ အတုလဝေယန် ကျောင်းတော်ကြီး}} {{IPA|my|məhà ʔətṵla̰ wèjàɰ̃ tɕáʊɰ̃dɔ̀dʑí|}}) is a Buddhist monastery located in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma).{{sfn|Fiala|2002}}
History
It was built in 1857 by King Mindon, two years after the capital was moved to Mandalay.{{sfn|Fiala|2002}} The monastery was built at a cost of 500,000 rupees.{{sfn|List of Ancient Monuments in Burma|1910}} The original monastery structure was built using teak, covered with stucco on the outside, with its peculiar feature being that it was surmounted by five graduated rectangular terraces instead of the traditional pyatthats, Burmese-style tiered and spired roofs.{{sfn|List of Ancient Monuments in Burma|1910}}
The structure burned down in 1890 after a fire in the city destroyed both the monastery and the {{convert|30|ft}} tall Buddha image, as well as complete sets of the Tipitaka.{{sfn|Fiala|2002}} During the fire, a 19.2-carat (32 ratti) diamond, which adorned the Buddha image (originally given to King Bodawphaya by Maha Nawrahta, the Governor of Arakan) disappeared as well.{{sfn|List of Ancient Monuments in Burma|1910}}
In 1996, Burma's Archaeological Department reconstructed the monastery with prison labor.{{sfn|Fiala|2002}}
Images
File:Atumashi Monastery 03.jpg|Golden door
File:Atumashi Monastery interior.jpg|Interior
Notes
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References
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- {{cite book|ref={{harvid|List of Ancient Monuments in Burma|1910}}|title=List of Ancient Monuments in Burma (I. Mandalay Division)|publisher=Office of the Superintendent, Govt. Printing, Burma|location=Rangoon|date=1910|volume=1|url=https://archive.org/details/listofancientmon01burm}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/myanmar/mandalay/atumashi.php|title=Atumashi Kyaung Temple, Mandalay, Myanmar|last=Fiala|first=Robert D.|work=Asian Historical Architecture|year=2002|access-date=11 November 2013}}
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{{Buddhist sites in Myanmar}}
Category:Monasteries in Myanmar
Category:19th-century Buddhist temples
Category:Buildings and structures in Mandalay Region
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1857
Category:1857 establishments in Burma
Category:Buddhist temples in Mandalay
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