Sitagu Sayadaw
Sitagu Sayadaw | |
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သီတဂူဆရာတော် | |
| Title | Vice Sangha Rājā of Shwekyin Nikāya |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 23 February 1937 |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| 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 |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Shwekyin Nikāya |
| Dharma names | Ñāṇissara |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Anicakhan Sayadaw Ashin Pandita |
| Based in | Sagaing Hills, Myanmar |
| Website | thesitagu |
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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.
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. In 2012, he became the Shwegyin Nikaya's Upaukkaṭṭha (ဥပဥက္ကဋ္ဌ; lit. 'first and foremost').