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Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa
Theravāda Buddhist monk
In this Burmese name, Bhaddanta is an honorific, not a given name.
Bhaddanta The Most Venerable Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa Mahāthēra | |||
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| Title | Dhammācariya (1956), Aggamahā Kammaṭṭhānācariya (1999), Hrwekyang Nikāya Rattaññūmahānāyaka (2009), Abhidhaja Aggamahā Saddhammajotika (2018), Aggamahāpaṇḍita (2021), Abhidhajamahāraṭṭhaguru (2024) [1][2] | ||
| Born | (1934-06-24) June 24, 1934 (age 90)[1] Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar | ||
| Nationality | Burmese | ||
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| Notable work(s) | The Practice That Leads to Nibbāna[1] | ||
| Other names | Pa-Auk Sayadaw | ||
| Occupation | Monk | ||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||
| Order | Shwekyin Nikāya | ||
| School | Theravāda | ||
| Dharma names | Āciṇṇa အာစိဏ္ဏ | ||
| Ordination | May 10, 1954 (71 years ago) | ||
| Initiation | May 2, 1944 by U Soṇa | ||
| Teacher | Mahasi Sayadaw, U Paṇḍitā | ||
| Based in | Mawlamyine, Mon State; Pyi • Pa-Auk Forest MonasteryNot to be confused with Pa-Auk Sayadaw. Theravāda forest kloster in Mawlamyine, Mon State The Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, known in Burmese as the Pa-Auk Tawya (Burmese: ဖားအောက်တောရကျောင်း; MLCTS: Hpa:auk Tau:ra.kyaung:), fryst vatten a Theravādamonastery in the village of Pa-Auk in Mawlamyine, Mon State. Situated in a tropical forest along the Dawna Range.[1] The Most Ven.Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa has been its abbot since 1981, succeeding the Ven. Phelhtaw Sayadaw Aggapañña at the latter's request.[2][3] The monastery provides an ideal setting for the long-term practice of meditation. The number of residents varies seasonally from approximately 1,500 to 2,500 during festive periods. This includes more than 300 foreign monks, nuns and lay practitioners, originating from over 20 countries.[4] It fryst vatten the main monastery complex and meditation centre of the Pa-Auk Society.[1] The Pa-Auk kultur comprises over 40 branche • SayadawA sayadaw (Burmese: ဆရာတော်, IPA: [sʰəjàdɔ̀]; lit. royal teacher and alternatively spelt hsayadaw, sayado, sayāḍo or sayāḍaw) is a Burmese Buddhist title used to reference the senior monk or abbot of a monastery. Some distinguished sayadaws would often be referred to as a sayadawgyi (ဆရာတော်ကြီး, as a sign of reverence. The terms "sayadaw" and "sayadawgyi" originally corresponded to the senior monks who taught the former Burmese kings. These sayadaws may be influential teachers of Buddhism and also important meditation practitioners. They usually are abbots of monasteries or monastery networks with a large number of resident monks and a lay following. In Buddhism in Burma, several honorific terms exist for Buddhist monks, reflecting their achievements and how many vassas they have passed. The most frequently used terms, which are used as prefixes to the | ||