U Ottama
U Ottama | |
|---|---|
ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ | |
| Title | Saradaw |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Paw Tun Aung 28 December 1879 1st waning of Pyatho 1241 ME Rupa Village, Sittwe District, Arakan Division, British Burma |
| Died | 9 September 1939 (aged 59) 11th waning of Wagaung 1301 ME Yangon, Pegu Division, British Burma |
| Nationality | Arakanese |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Dharma names | 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫 Uttama |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Shwezedi Monastery, Sittwe |
Sayadaw U Ottama (Burmese: ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ [sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú ʔoʊʔdəma̰]; Pali: 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀫, Uttama; 28 December 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, author, and a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule. The ethnic Rakhine (Arakanese) monk was imprisoned several times by the British colonial government for his anti-colonialist political activities.