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The modern Burmese language term kyaung (ကျောင်း) descends from the Old Burmese word kloṅ (က္လောင်). [4] The strong connection between religion and schooling is reflected by fact that the kyaung is the same word now used to refer to secular schools. [5]
The Nathlaung Kyaung Temple (Sanskrit: नात्ह्लैङ क्यौङ, Burmese: နတ်လှောင်ကျောင်း [naʔl̥àʊɰ̃ tɕáʊɰ̃]; lit. ' shrine confining the spirits ' ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu .
Myauk Nan Kyaung Yazawin (Burmese: မြောက်နန်းကျောင်း ရာဇဝင်; lit. ' Chronicle of the Northern Royal Monastery ') is a 17th-century Burmese chronicle commissioned by King Pye (r. 1661–1671) and written by Myauk Nan Kyaung Sayadaw, a Buddhist monk. It is an abridged history of Burmese kings to ...
Monasteries are known as hpongyi kyaung (ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း), hpongyi meaning monk, and since they have traditionally been places of learning where village children are taught how to read and write including and more importantly Pali, the language of the Buddhist scriptures, school also came to be called kyaung ...
In 2007, Burmese was spoken by 33 million people as a first language. [5] Burmese is spoken as a second language by another 10 million people, particularly ethnic minorities in Burma and those in neighbouring countries. [6] Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the Southern Burmish branch of the Tibeto-Burman languages.
The Thayettaw monastic complex was established on a mango grove on the outskirts of pre-colonial Rangoon, hence the name thayet taw (lit. ' mango grove '). [4] Stone inscriptions indicate that the complex was founded during the Konbaung dynasty by Dagon mayor U Shangalay and royal messenger and port-officer Maung Tu, who built and donated a monastery to Sayadaw U Mani of Inwa, during the reign ...
The Sayadaw of Maenu Oak Kyaung Monastery, The Noble Truth of Buddha, The Virtues of Buddha and Its Power, Cherish the Life of Others, Children's Stories of Animals, and The Battlefield in Myanmar are on the list of over 100 books that have been written and published by the Venerable Sayadaw, Ashin Pin Nya Tha Mi.
The Atumashi Monastery (Burmese: အတုမရှိကျောင်း [ʔətṵməʃḭ tɕáʊɰ̃]; formally Mahā Atulaveyan Kyaungdawgyi or မဟာ အတုလဝေယန် ကျောင်းတော်ကြီး [məhà ʔətṵla̰ wèjàɰ̃ tɕáʊɰ̃dɔ̀dʑí]) is a Buddhist monastery located in Mandalay, Myanmar . [1]