Hsinbyume Pagoda
{{short description|Large pagoda on the northern side of Mingun in Sagaing Region in Myanmar}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Hsinbyume Myatheindan Pagoda
| native_name = {{lang|my|ဆင်ဖြူမယ် မြသိန်းတန် စေတီ}}
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| location = Mingun, Sagaing Region
| coordinates = {{coord|22|03|20|N|96|00|59|E|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = Theravada Buddhism
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The Hsinbyume Pagoda ({{langx|my|ဆင်ဖြူမယ်စေတီ}} {{IPA|my|sʰɪ̀ɰ̃ pʰjù mɛ̀ zèdì|}}), also known as Myatheindan Pagoda ({{lang|my|မြသိန်းတန်စေတီ}} {{IPA|my|mja̰ θéɪɰ̃ dàɰ̃ zèdì|}}), is a large pagoda on the northern side of Mingun in Sagaing Region in Myanmar, on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River. It is approximately {{convert|10|km}} northwest of Mandalay and is located in the proximity of the Mingun Pahtodawgyi. The pagoda is painted white and is modelled on the physical description of the Buddhist sacred mountain, Mount Meru.
Construction
File:Hsinbyume-Mingun-Myamar-01.jpg
The pagoda was built in 1816 by Bagyidaw. It is dedicated to the memory of his first consort and cousin, Princess Hsinbyume ({{lang|my|ဆင်ဖြူမယ်}}, lit. Princess White Elephant, 1789–1812) who had died in childbirth at a site nearby.{{Cite web|url=http://web.soas.ac.uk/burma/2.1+pdf+files/2.1+03+sladen.pdf |title=Colonel Sladen's Account of Senbyoo Pagoda at Mengoon, 1868 |publisher=SOAS |access-date=2007-03-15 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web |date=2011-07-14 |title=- The beautiful white Hsinbyume or Myatheindan Pagoda - Myanmar |url=http://ladyphyu.multiply.com/photos/album/375/The_beautiful_white_Hsinbyume_or_Myatheindan_Pagoda_-_Myanmar_ |access-date=2025-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714131824/http://ladyphyu.multiply.com/photos/album/375/The_beautiful_white_Hsinbyume_or_Myatheindan_Pagoda_-_Myanmar_ |archive-date=14 July 2011 }}
Design
The pagoda's design is a great departure from Burmese pagoda design norms. It is based on descriptions of the mythical Sulamani pagoda on Mount Meru, and the lower parts of the pagoda represent the mountain. Seven concentric terraces represent the seven mountain ranges going up to the Mount Meru according to Buddhist mythology.{{cite web|url=http://www.photoplus.ws/menu/myanmar/mn_mi_myatheindan.php|title=PhotoPlus - Myanmar Mingun Myatheindan Pagoda|author=Rita Dumais|publisher=photoplus.ws|access-date=2011-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321080538/http://www.photoplus.ws/menu/myanmar/mn_mi_myatheindan.php|archive-date=2012-03-21|url-status=dead}}
Earthquakes and restoration
The pagoda was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1839 and was restored by King Mindon in 1874.{{cite web|url=http://www.myanmar-image.com/mandalay/mingun/image1.html|title=Hsinbyume or Myatheindan Pagoda|publisher=myanmar-image.com|access-date=2011-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320053959/http://www.myanmar-image.com/mandalay/mingun/image1.html|archive-date=2012-03-20|url-status=dead}}
The pagoda was again badly damaged, with most of the structure collapsing, during the 2025 Myanmar earthquake.{{cite news|title=မင်းကွန်းမြို့တွင် ငလျင်ဒဏ်ကြောင့် ထိခိုက်သေဆုံးသူများထဲတွင် စစ်ကောင်စီ တပ်သားများလည်းပါဝင်ပြီး ကယ်ဆယ်ရေးများ ဆက်လက် လုပ်ဆောင်နေဆဲဟု ဒေသခံများ ပြောဆို|url=https://yktnews.com/2025/03/209449/|access-date=29 March 2025|work=Khit Thit Media|date=29 March 2025}}
See also
{{commons category|Hsinbyume}}
References
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- [http://www.yn-myanmartour.com/centralmyanmar2.htm Central Myanmar Destinations, Yadana Narawat]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Buddhist sites in Myanmar}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Sagaing Region
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