Guanyin Gumiao Temple
| Guanyin Gumiao Temple | |
|---|---|
 Market stalls outside the Guanyin Gumiao Temple | |
  Shown within Myanmar | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | 668 Maha Bandula Road, Yangon |
| Geographic coordinates | 16°46′29.40″N 96°9′0.25″E / 16.7748333°N 96.1500694°ECoordinates: 16°46′29.40″N 96°9′0.25″E / 16.7748333°N 96.1500694°E |
| Affiliation | Taoist, Buddhist |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Architectural description | |
| Completed | 1823 |
Interior of the temple
Guanyin Gumiao Temple (Chinese: 觀音古廟; pinyin: Guānyīn Gǔmiào; Jyutping: gun1 jam1 gu2 miu6, also known as the Guangdong Guanyin Temple) is one of two major Chinese temples located within Latha Township in Yangon's Chinatown. It was founded by the Cantonese community of Yangon in 1823, but was destroyed by a fire in December 1855, and subsequently rebuilt in 1864, with two additional brick buildings to the side built in 1872.[1][2] The temple is located on Maha Bandula Road and is dedicated to Guanyin, a Buddhist bodhisattva same to the Burmese Buddhist boddhisattva Avalokiteśvara (လောကနတ်).
References
- ↑ Chen, Yi-Sein (1966). "The Chinese in Rangoon during the 18th and 19th Centuries". Essays Offered to G. H. Luce by His Colleagues and Friends in Honour of His Seventy-Fifth Birthday. Volume 1: Papers on Asian History, Religion, Languages, Literature, Music Folklore, and Anthropology. Artibus Asiae Publishers. 23: 107–111. JSTOR 1522640.
- ↑ "Yangon Cantonese Guan Yin Temple". Chinatownology.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
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