Bārāṇasī Monastery

Bārāṇasī Monastery is a Buddhist temple in , . Bārāṇasī Monastery is situated nearby to .
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Description: Theravāda monastery in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Bārāṇasī”, “Vārāṇasī”, and “Vārāṇasī Monastery”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taukkyan War Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: mohigan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a cemetery for Allied soldiers from the British Commonwealth who died in battle in Burma during the Second World War. The cemetery is in the village of Taukkyan, about 25 kilometres north of on Pyay Road. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bārāṇasī Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mingaladon Township and Shwepyitha Township.

Suburb
is located in the northernmost part of , . The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the east, and in the west, and in the south. is situated 5 miles south of Bārāṇasī Monastery.

Suburb
is located in the northwestern part of , . The township comprises 27 wards and 3 village tracts, and shares borders with to the north, to the east, the Yangon river to the west, and to the south. is situated 6 miles southwest of Bārāṇasī Monastery.

Bārāṇasī Monastery

Latitude
17.00765° or 17° 0′ 28″ north
Longitude
96.15221° or 96° 9′ 8″ east
Open location code
7M9R2552+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5445318246
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­theravada
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q118501928
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Venetian—“Bārāṇasī Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဗာရာဏသီကျောင်းတိုက်”
  • Cebuano: “Monasteryong Baranësi”
  • French: “monastère Bārāṇasī”
  • French: “Monastère Bārāṇasī”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Bārāṇasī”
  • Kinaray-A: “Monasteryo Baranësi”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Bārāṇasī”
  • Latin: “Monastērium Bārāṇasī”
  • Malay: “Biara Bārāṇasī”
  • Pali: “Bārāṇasīvihāra”
  • Pali: “𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑀻𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀭”
  • Pampanga: “Monasteriung Báránasî”
  • Sanskrit: “Vārāṇasīvihāra”
  • Sanskrit: “वाराणसीविहार”
  • Spanish: “monasterio Bārāṇasī”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Bārāṇasī”
  • Tagalog: “Monasteryong Baranësi”
  • Venetian: “Monastièr Bārāṇasī”

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Highlights include Aung Thu Kha Meditation Center and Pale Myo Thit Hospital.

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