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Catubhummika Hngettwin Gaing (Burmese:စတုဘုမ္မိကငှက်တွင်းဂိုဏ်း,IPA:[sətùbòʊɴmìkàŋ̊ɛʔtwɪ̀ɰ̃gáɪɴ]), officiallyCatubhummika Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Hngettwin Gaing (Burmese:စတုဘုမ္မိက မဟာသတိပဋ္ဌာန် ငှက်တွင်းဂိုဏ်း) is the name of a monastic order of monks in Burma, primarily inMandalay.[1] Founded in the mid-19th century by the abbot of the Hngettwin Monastery, it is one of 9 legally sanctioned monastic orders (gaṇa) in the country, under the 1990 Law Concerning Sangha Organizations.[2] Hngettwin Gaing is a very orthodox order, with a minimalist and austere approach to Buddhist rituals found in Burma, not recognising any rituals inconsistent with Buddhist doctrine, includingnat spirit worship. For instance, members of this order do not worship or venerate the image of Buddha, but rather his memory and teachings.[1]
စတုဘုမ္မိကမဟာသတိပဋ္ဌာန်ငှက်တွင်းဂိုဏ်း | |
| Abbreviation | ငှက်တွင်းဂိုဏ်း (Hngettwin Sect) |
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| Formation | 1888 |
| Type | Buddhist monastic order |
| Headquarters | Myanmar |
| Members | 1,445 (2016) |
| Leader | H.H. Maymyo Sayadaw Baddhanta Vijaya, 10thGaṇādhipati |
According to 2016 statistics published by theState Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, 1,445 monks belonged to this monastic order, representing 0.27% of all monks in the country, making it the fourth smallest legally-sanctioned monastic order.[3] With respect to geographic representation, the plurality of Hngettwin monks are based inYangon Region (31.90%), followed byMandalay Region (24.57%),Ayeyarwady Region (17.92%).[3] In 2016, the order had 173monasteries, representing 0.3% of the country's monasteries.[4]
The following are the Sayadaws who have served as the Pathama Gaṇādhipati of the Catubhummika Mahāsatipaṭṭhān Hngettwin Sect.
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