Mahagandayon Monastery

Mahagandhayon Monastery
မဟာဂန္ဓာရုံကျောင်းတိုက်
Shown within Myanmar
Basic information
Geographic coordinates	21°53′48″N 96°02′54″E / 21.896586°N 96.048434°E / 21.896586; 96.048434Coordinates: 21°53′48″N 96°02′54″E / 21.896586°N 96.048434°E / 21.896586; 96.048434
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada Buddhism
Municipality	Amarapura
Region	Mandalay Region
Country	Myanmar
Status	Active
Date established	1908; 109 years ago (1908)

Mahāgandhāyon Monastery (Burmese: မဟာဂန္ဓရုံကျောင်းတိုက်), located in Amarapura, Myanmar, is the country's most prominent monastic college. The monastery, known for its strict adherence to the Vinaya, the Buddhist monastic code.

The monastery was first established by Agatithuka Sayadaw, a Thudhamma-affiliated monk around 1908, as a meditation monastery for forest-dwelling monks. The monastery gained further prominence under the leadership of Ashin Janakābhivaṃsa, who began living there in 1914. During the 1970s, Ne Win, the country's leader, sought advice from Shwegyin monks at the monastery.