Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery

Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery
မဟာအောင်မြေဘုံစံကျောင်း
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Inwa, Mandalay Region, Burma
Shown within Myanmar
Geographic coordinates	21.965789°N 96.072651°E / 21.965789; 96.072651
Architecture
Founder	Nanmadaw Me Nu
Groundbreaking	3 December 1822; 202 years ago (1822-12-03) 5th waning of Nadaw 1184 ME[1]
Completed	29 January 1828; 197 years ago (1828-01-29) 13th waxing of Tabodwe 1189 ME[2]
Specifications
Length	58.5 m (192 ft)[3]
Width	34.1 m (112 ft)[3]
Height (max)	28.7 m (94 ft)[3]

Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery (Burmese: မဟာအောင်မြေဘုံစံကျောင်း), commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery (Burmese: မယ်နုအုတ်ကျောင်း), is a historic Buddhist monastery in Inwa, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (formerly Burma).

At the behest of its donor Queen Nanmadaw Me Nu, the construction of the brick monastery began on 3 December 1822,^[1] and was officially consecrated on 29 January 1828.^[2] The queen donated the monastery to her religious preceptor, the Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Po. She later offered it to the 2nd Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Bok. The monastery was damaged by the earthquake of 1838 but was repaired in 1873 by his daughter Hsinbyumashin. This monastery is one of the finest specimens of Burmese architecture during the mid-Konbaung Period. Its architecture is in simulation of wooden monasteries with multiple roofs and a prayer hall of seven-tiered superstructure.^[4]

The structure collapsed during the 2025 Myanmar earthquake.^[3]

See also

• List of structures and infrastructure affected by the 2025 Myanmar earthquake

• Kyaung

References

1. Konbaung Set Vol. 2 2004: 244
2. Konbaung Set Vol. 2 2004: 311
3. "ငလျင်ကြောင့် မယ်နုအုတ်ကျောင်း ပြိုကျပျက်စီ" [The Mae Nu brick school collapsed due to the earthquake] (in Burmese). Elevennews. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
4. Report of the Superintendent. Archaeological Survey of Burma. 1902.

Bibliography

• Maung Maung Tin, U (2004) [1905]. Konbaung Set Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Department of Universities History Research, University of Yangon.