Kyaung | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 09/01/2019

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00:01:10 1 Usage
00:01:51 2 Types
00:02:22 3 History
00:05:37 4 Common ikyaung/i features
00:07:50 5 Examples
00:08:33 6 See also



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SUMMARY
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A kyaung (Burmese: ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း [pʰóʊɴdʑí tɕáʊɴ], often shortened to ကျောင်း) is a Burmese Buddhist monastery (vihara), comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Buddhist monks. Burmese kyaungs are sometimes also occupied by novice monks (samanera), lay attendants (kappiya), nuns, and young acolytes observing the five precepts (ဖိုးသူတော် phothudaw). Kyaungs are typically built of wood, meaning that few historical monasteries built before the 1800s are extant.The kyaung has traditionally been the center of village life in Burma, serving as both the educational institution for children and a community center, especially for merit-making activities such as construction of buildings, offering of food to monks and celebration of Buddhist festivals, and observance of uposatha.
Monasteries are not established by members of the sangha, but by laypersons who donate land or money to support the establishment.