Amarapura

This led to the despatch of an embassy to Burma in 1802 and to the foundation of another branch of the Sangha, known as the Amarapura school, distinct in so far as its validity depended on Burmese not Siamese ordination.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

King Mindon decided to fulfill the prophecy and during his reign in the Kingdom of Amarapura he issued a royal order on 13 January, A. D 1857 to establish a new kingdom.

Global Voices in English » Myanmar: 150th Anniversary of the Founding of Mandalay City 2009

In Amarapura, near Mandalay, a 27-year-old cleric at the legendary Mahagandayon Monastery says almost 1,000 of the 1,800 inhabitants fled home in September, though many are now slipping back.

The Silence of the Monks 2007

And Shwe surely could not be aware of a stretch of road between Amarapura and Sagaing that is postcard-idyllic — except that many Burmese live in haphazard lean-tos, using nearby woods and streams as their toilets.

Yes, Big Brother Is Watching 2007

Amarapura, another ancient capital, lies 5 m. to the north-east of Ava, and Mandalay, the present capital, 6 m. to the north.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

Amarapura, was founded by Bodaw Pay [= a], but was deserted again in favour of Ava by King Baggidaw in 1823.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

The best silk-weavers are to be found at Amarapura.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

Kings, the last scion of which abandoned the city of his fathers, is all but extinct, and Amarapura has returned to the jungle from which it rose.

From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

Most pathetic of all cities that have failed is Amarapura, not so long ago the capital of Burma, and a flourishing city on the banks of the

From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

The Sinhalese Sangha is generally described as divided into four schools, those of Siam, Kelani, Amarapura and Ramanya, of which the first two are practically identical, Kelani being simply a separate province of the Siamese school, which otherwise has its headquarters in the inland districts.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896