Chanmyay Sayadaw | |
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 Chanymyay Sayādaw (right) seated with Mahāsi Sayādaw (centre) at Oakenholt Buddhist Centre in June 1979 | |
| Title | Sayadaw |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1928-07-24)24 July 1928 (age 97) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Mahasi |
| Dharma names | Janakābhivaṃsa ဇနကာဘိဝံသ |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Mahasi Sayadaw |
| Based in | Yangon |
| Website | chanmyaysayadaw |
The Venerable ChanmyaySayadaw U Janakābhivaṃsa (Burmese:ချမ်းမြေ့ဆရာတော် ဦးဇနကာဘိဝံသ,pronounced[tɕʰáɰ̃mjḛsʰəjàdɔ̀úza̰nəkàbḭwʊ̀ɰ̃θa̰]; born 24 July 1928) is aTheravada Buddhistmonk fromMyanmar.
He was born in Pyinma village,Taungdwingyi Township, British Burma, on Tuesday, 24 July 1928. His parents were U Phyu Min and Daw Shwe Yee. He started to study theBuddhist scriptures at the age of fifteen as a novice monk. He received the higherupasampada ordination in 1947 and continued advanced studies of Buddhist scriptures. He practisedVipassanameditation under the instruction of the most VenerableMahasi Sayadaw from 1953 to 1954. He was then invited by the State Buddha Sasana Organization to be an editor of the Buddhist scriptures inPali for reciting Buddhist scriptures at theSixth Buddhist Council in Myanmar.
Starting from 1957, the Venerable Sayadaw spent six years inColombo,Sri Lanka, where he continued his studies ofEnglish,Sanskrit,Hindi andSinhalese languages. He returned to Myanmar in June 1963. At the invitation of the state Buddha Sasana Organisation, he took up residence at Kaba-Aye where he edited the publications of Pali Texts.
In 1967, he was appointed by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw as a meditation teacher at Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha,Yangon. In 1977 Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa took up residence at Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center which was donated to him by some devotees and became theabbot of the center. He has been since then well known as Chanmyay Sayadaw.
In 1979–1980, Chanmyay Sayadaw accompanied the Mahasi Sayadaw's Dhamma Mission to Europe and the USA. He has undertaken many Dhamma missions to countries in Asia, Europe, and the United States. As recently as July 2015, at the age of 87, he travelled to the UK, Ireland, and Canada giving Dhamma Talks.
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