Sitagu Sayadaw
Sitagu Sayadaw Template:My | |
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| Title | Ovadacariya (ဩဝါဒါစရိယ) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 23 February 1937[1] |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Education | Khinamagan Pali University, Mandalay (M.A.) Sangha University, Yangon |
| Other names | Thegon Sayadaw Thabeik Ein Sayadaw |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Sayadaw U Pandita[2] |
| Based in | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Website | sitaguacademy sitagu |
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Bhante Ashin Nyanissara (Template:Lang-my), commonly known as the Sitagu Sayadaw (Template:My) is one of the most prominent Buddhist monks in Myanmar. He was first ordained as a novice monk in 1952 at the age of 15, and became fully ordained in 1957.[1] He is ordained into the Shwegyin Nikaya.[3] In 1978, he founded the Sitagu International Buddhist Missionary Center, shortly after establishing a monastery in Sagaing Hills.[1]
Missionary and Charity works
Bhante Sitagu Sayadaw is known for his charismatic leadership and practices of socially-engaged Buddhism.[2] His organization has funded many social projects in Burma, including water pumps, construction of hospitals, including the Sitagu Ayudana Hospital in Sagaing[4] in 1985, and the Sitagu Buddhist Academy in 1998.[2]
Bhante Sitagu Sayadaw is lauded for his missionary and charity works, especially in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in 2008, which killed upwards of 100,000 in the country's delta regions.[5]
He is also interested in interfaith dialogue and currently sits on the Board of World Religious Leaders for the Elijah Interfaith Institute.[6]
Awards
In 1993, Bhante Sitagu Sayadaw was awarded the title Maha Dhammakathika Bahujanahitadhara.[2] In 1995, he was awarded another title, Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "A Brief Biography of Dr. Ashin Nanissara". Sitagu Buddhist Vihara. Theravada Dhamma Society of America. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Hiroko Kawanami (2009). "Charisma, Power(s), and the Arahant Ideal in Burmese-Myanmar Buddhism". Asian Ethnology. 68 (2). Nanzan University: 211–237.
- ^ Ye Lwin (19 October 2009). "Hmawbi hosts sangha meeting". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Eye Care Project ( Burma)". Australia Burma Community Development Network. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ Lintner, Bertil (2009). The resistance of the monks: Buddhism and activism in Burma. Human Rights Watch. p. 89. ISBN 9781564325440.
- ^ The Elijah Interfaith Institute - Buddhist Members of the Board of World Religious Leaders