Mogok sayadaw biography of william

But with the progressive stages of insight wisdom, you won't be able to distinguish them." --Mogok Sayadaw.

  • But with the progressive stages of insight wisdom, you won't be able to distinguish them." --Mogok Sayadaw.
  • Bhikkhu Nyanadhaja, later known as Ledi Sayadaw, was born on December 1, 1846 in Saing-pyin village, some 80 km north-west from Mandalay.
  • Mogok Sayadaw was also known as Ashin U Vimala4, and was born on December 27, 1899, in a small farming village of Amarapura (Mandalay)5.
  • Mogok Sayadaw Hpayakyi ei Ta-bha-va Tha-tha-na (in Burmese.
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    • Mogok Sayadaw was also known as Ashin U Vimala4, and was born on December 27, 1899, in a small farming village of Amarapura (Mandalay)5....

    U Vimala

    In this Burmese name, U is an honorific, not a given name.

    U Vimala (Burmese: ဦးဝိမလ; 27 December 1899 - 17 October 1962), commonly known as the Mogok Sayadaw (Burmese: မိုးကုတ်ဆရာတော်), was a renowned bhikkhu and vipassanā meditation master of Theravada Buddhism.[1]

    Early life

    He was born Maung Hla Baw to Daw Shwe Ake and U Aung Tun in a small village close to Amarapura in Mandalay Province, Burma on 27 December 1899.[2] Hla Baw began his education at 4, and enrolled as a samanera or novitiate at age 9 under U Jagara.[2] He later left for Mingala Makuna Monastery at Amarapura to continue his religious studies.[2]

    Monkhood

    In 1920,[2] he was ordained as a bhikkhu (monk) in the tradition of Burmese Buddhism with the dharma nameVimala (ဝိမလ) which means "stainless, Undefiled." As his monkhood was sponsored by the residents of Mogok, a town well known for rubies and gems, Vimala became known as "Mogok".

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