Sun U Ponnyashin Pagoda
Swan Oo Ponnya Shin (ဆွမ်းဦးပုညရှင်စေတီတော်) is a Buddhist pagoda located in Sagaing, Myanmar.[1][2] The pagoda was purportedly founded in 1312 by Ponnya, a junior minister at the court of King Thihathu of Myinsaing–Pinya. The pagoda is located at the top of the second highest mountain in Sagaing, called Ponnya Shin Hill.
Swan Oo Ponnya Shin Pagoda ဆွမ်းဦးပုညရှင်စေတီ | |
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![]() A young monk at Soon Oo Pon Nya Shin pagoda | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Sagaing, Myanmar |
Country | Myanmar |
![]() ![]() Location within Myanmar | |
Geographic coordinates | 21.901691°N 95.992302°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | U Ponnya |
References
- "ဆွမ်းဦးပုညရှင်စေတီဘုရားသမိုင်း" (in Burmese).
- "ဆွမ်းဦး ပုညရှင်စေတီ လုံးတော်ပြည့် ရွှေသင်္ကန်းကပ်လှူပူဇော်မှု ရာနှုန်း ၉၀ ပြီးစီ" (in Burmese).
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