Mingun Sayadaw
Mingun Sayadaw | |
|---|---|
မင်းကွန်းဆရာတော် | |
| Title | Sayadaw |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Maung Khin 1 November 1911 |
| Died | 9 February 1993 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Dharma names | Shin Vicittasara Vicittasārābhivaṃsa (IAST) ဝိစိတ္တသာရာဘိဝံသ (Burmese) |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | • U Sobhita • Daw Dhammacari • U Pannacakka. |
| Based in | Mingun, Sagaing Division, Myanmar |
The Venerable Mingun Sayadaw U Vicittasārābhivaṃsa (Burmese: မင်းကွန်းဆရာတော် ဦးဝိစိတ္တသာရာဘိဝံသ, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃ɡʊ́ɰ̃ sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú wḭseiʔda̰ θàɹà bḭwʊ̀ɰ̃θa̰]; 1 November 1911 – 9 February 1993) was a Burmese Theravāda Buddhist monk, best known for his memory skills and his role in the Sixth Buddhist Council. He was nicknamed The Book Man.
After the Council, from 1956 to 1969, he wrote The Great chronicles of Buddhas, a collection in 6 volumes.
He left a dual legacy: spiritual, his numerous writings and audio recordings, in which he recites the sacred texts of Theravada Buddhism; and material: thanks to his action, a hospital for religious has been built in Mandalay, as well as the State Pariyatti Sasana University.