Sitagu Sayadaw
Myanmar Buddhist monk (born 1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ashin Nyanissara (Burmese: ဉာဏိဿရ; IAST: Ñāṇissara) best known as Sitagu Sayadaw (သီတဂူဆရာတော်), is a Burmese meditation teacher and prolific Buddhist scholar. He is also the founder of Sitagu International Buddhist Academy.
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Sitagu Sayadaw သီတဂူဆရာတော် | |
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Title | Vice Sangha Rājā of Shwekyin Nikāya |
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Born | (1937-02-23) 23 February 1937 (age 87)[1] |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Burmese |
School | Theravada |
Lineage | Shwekyin Nikāya |
Education | Khin-ma-gan Pali University, Mandalay (M.A.) Sangha University, Yangon |
Other names | Venerable Dr. Ashin Nyanissara U Nyanissara Thegon Sayadaw Thabeik Aine Sayadaw |
Dharma names | Ñāṇissara |
Occupation | Buddhist monk |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Anicakhan Sayadaw Ashin Pandita[2] |
Based in | Sagaing Hills, Myanmar |
Website | thesitagu |
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His work as a teacher began in 1977 and encompasses religious, educational, medical and infrastructural activities. He travels worldwide to promote his humanitarian efforts and for interfaith dialogue.[1] In 2012, he became the Shwegyin Nikaya's Upaukkaṭṭha (ဥပဥက္ကဋ္ဌ; lit. 'first and foremost').[3]