Late Mahasi Sayadaw

The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, U Sobhana Mahathera, was one of the most eminent meditation masters of modern times and a leader in the contemporary resurgence of Vipassana meditation.

Born near Shwebo town in Burma in 1904, he was ordained a novice monk at the age of twelve and received full ordination as a bhikkhu at the age of twenty. He quickly distinguished himself as a scholar of the Buddhist scriptures and by his fifth year after full ordination was himself teaching the scriptures at a monastery in Moulmein.
In the eighth year after ordination he left Moulmein seeking a clear and effective method in the practice of meditation. At Thaton he met the well-known meditation instructor, the Venerable U Narada, also known as the Mingun Jetawun Sayadaw. He then placed himself under the guidance of the Sayadaw and underwent intensive training in Vipassana meditation.
In 1941 he returned to his native village and introduced the systematic practice of Vipassana meditation to the area. Many people, monks as well as laymen, took up the practice and greatly benefited by his careful instructions.
In 1949 the then Prime Minister of Burma, U Nu, and Sir U Thwin, executive members of the Buddha Sasananuggaha Association, invited Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw to come to Rangoon to give training in meditation practice. He acceded to their request and took up residence at the Thathana Yeiktha Meditation Centre, where he continued to conduct intensive courses in Vipassana meditation until his death in 1982.
Under his guidance thousands of people have been trained at his Centre and many more have benefited from his clear-cut approach to meditation practice through his writings and the teachings of his disciples. More than a hundred branch centers of the Thathana Yeiktha Centre have been established in Burma and his method has spread widely to other countries, East and West.
Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw also holds Burma`s highest scholastic honor, the title of Agga Mahapandita, awarded to him in 1952. During the Sixth Buddhist Council, held in Rangoon from 1954 to 1956, he performed the duties of Questioner (pucchaka), a role performed at the First Buddhist Council by the Venerable Mahakassapa. Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw was also a member of the executive committee that was responsible, as the final authority, for the codification of all the texts edited at the Council.
Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw is the author of numerous works on both meditation and the Buddhist scriptures in his native Burmese. His discourses on Buddhist suttas have been translated into English and are published by the Buddha Sasananuggaha Association (16 Hermitage Road, Kokine, Rangoon, Burma.)

Teachers

Name	Biodata	Country	Center
Late Mahasi Sayadaw	The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, U Sobhana Mahathera, was one of the most eminent meditation masters of modern times and a leader in the contemporary resurgence of Vipassana meditation.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Chanmyay Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa	Merupakan kesempatan yang sangat langka untuk mendengar Dhamma langsung dari Chanmyay Sayadaw, salah satu Master meditasi di abad ini, yang telah mengajar dan membabarkan Dhamma secara extensive dan penuh pengabdian selama lebih dari 50 tahun.	Myanmar	Chanmyay Yeiktha
Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi	Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi, berlatih meditasi Vipassana di bawah bimbingan Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa dari Panditarama Meditation Centre di Yagoon.	Myanmar	Panditarama
Sayadaw U Kesava	Sayadaw Ashin Kesava dilahirkan di Desa Taung Po Divisi Magve – Myanmar pada tanggal 3 April 1971. Dan mulai menjadi samanera pada saat beliau berumur 14 tahun.	Myanmar	Panditarama
Ashin Kusaladhamma	Terlahir di penghujung tahun 1966. Ia memperoleh penahbisan awal sebagai sāmaṇera pada tahun 1998 di Indonesia dan penahbisan lanjut sebagai bhikkhu dari Chanmyay Sayadaw Ashin Janakābhivaṁsa pada tahun 2001 di Myanmar.	Indonesia	Yasati
Kammathanacariya Sayadaw Ashin Asabhacara	Lahir di Burma (Myanmar) tanggal 10 Jan 1954. Pada usia 7 tahun mulai mempelajari cara hidup kebhikhuan kepada guru pertamanya, Baddhanta Narinda dan ditahbiskan menjadi samanera pada Nopember 1967.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Bhante Dhammacara	DOB- 17 April 1984. Qualifications – Sasanadhaja Dhammacariya, B.A( o.s-Q), M.A(Buddhist study – Sri Lanka).
Sayalay Daw Caru Dassini	I am a Myanmar Buddhist nun who ordained in March 1991 at the Panditarama Shwe Taung Gon Sasana Yeiktha (meditation center), Bahan, Yangon. In 1999, I passed the Dhammacariya degree with the first place position among the nuns in the whole of Myanmar.
Sayadaw U Osadha	He was born in 1961, Myanmar and his parents were AungHtoo and Me Hmyin. At the age of 13 he was ordained as a novice at the Village of Thazi under the Preceptor Ven. Kesarinda.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw Ashin Pannobhasa	Venerable Ashin Pannobhasa lahir pada tanggal 3 Maret 1972 di Pyinsi, Mandalay, Myanmar. Dari tahun 1992 sampai dengan tahun 2000 beliau belajar di Universitas Nyaungyang untuk Dhammacariya dan juga Universitas Mandalay untuk hukum.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw Dr Nodhinana	Venerable Sayadaw Dr. Nodhinana was born in Magwe, Myanmar in 1971. He received ordination as a monk in 1991. He studied Buddhism in State Pariyati Sasana University, Mandalay and graduated in 1994 with an BA degree.	Myanmar
Sayadaw Dr U Dhammapiya	Dr. Dhammapiya Sayadaw was born in Myanmar (Burma). He became a novice monk (samanera) at the age of nine and a fully ordained monk (bhikkhu) of the Theravada Monastic Order at the age of twenty. In 1980, he received the degree, Sasanadhaja Dhammacariya in Pali scriptures.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw Sujata	Date and place of birth on 01 May 1964, (Friday), Kawlin, Sagaing Devision. Age & vasa: (48) Years, (18) Vasas Education: Matriculated with distinction in Mathematics in 1984.	Myanmar	Chanmyay Yeiktha
Sayadaw Therananda	Date of Birth. 12 th Oct 1968 Regisration No, 12/ Ba Ha Na(sa) 002790 Birthplace. Sagaing Towinship. Sagaing Division, Myanmar Novocain . At the age of13 years, on. 21st February 1981 (2nd Waxing day of Dagu 1343 ME ) under the proper Dhamma guidance of preceptor Sayadaw Ven. Tikkhasara of Taunggyar monastery ,Taunggyar village, Sagaing Township	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw U Indaka	Chanmyay Myaing Sayadaw atau biasa dikenal dengan Sayadaw U Indaka lahir tanggal 5 Oktober 1952 di Thaleba, Myanmar. Beliau ditahbiskan menjadi Samanera di usia muda.	Myanmar
Bhante Aggachita	No data
Bhante Gavesi	No data
Bhante Nyanavuddha	No data
Bhikkhu Tejadhamma	No data
Late Sayadaw Jnanapurnik	No data	Nepal
Sayadaw Pannananda	No data
Sayadaw U Nyanaramsi	Sayadaw U Nyanaramsi adalah seorang Bhikkhu Malaysia yang berlatih Meditasi Vipassana dibawah bimbingan Chanmyay Sayadaw di Yangon	Malaysia	Chanmyay Yeiktha
Sayadaw U Pandita Junior	Sayadaw is a student of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa of Mahasi Centre, Rangoon Myanmar (Burma). Sayadaw U Pandita was born in Yankin township, Rangoon, Myanmar. In 1979, Sayadaw was ordained as a samanera and became a full fledge bhikkhu in 1984 under the guidance of Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw U Pannathami	Sayadaw U Pannathami dilahirkan pada tanggal 27 Mei 1948 dan ditahbiskan menjadi Bhikkhu pada usia 20 tahun. Sayadaw U Pannathami telah berlatih meditasi di bawah bimbingan guru-guru meditasi yang sangat berpengalaman, seperti; alm. Y.M. Mahasi Sayadaw dan Sayadaw U Pandita.	Myanmar	Panditarama
Sayadaw U Rajinda	Sayadaw U Rajinda was born on 30 November 1949 in Shwebo District, Myanmar. He became a novice monk (Samanera) at the age of 10 and then a fully ordained monk (Bikkhu) of Theravada Monastic Order at the age of 20.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw U Sasana	Sayadaw U Sasana lahir pada tanggal 30 November 1936 di Launglon, Myanmar. Pada saat berumur 23 tahun, mulai berlatih meditasi teknik Mahasi selama 100 hari di bawah bimbingan Mahasi Sayadaw dan Sayadaw U Pandita.	Myanmar	Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha
Sayadaw U Sobhita	Sayadaw U Sobhita lahir 12th January 1951 dan ditahbiskan sebagai bhikkhu pada usia 20. Beliau mengajar meditation Vipassana	Myanmar	Chanmyay Yeiktha
Sayadaw U Zatila	Sayadaw U Zatila lahir pada tanggal 29 Agustus 1965 di dataran tinggi Burma dengan orang tuanya bernama Bapak dan Ibu Tun Nyaing. Beliau ditahbiskan sebagai seorang samanera pada usia 9 tahun (1974) di kampung halamannya	Myanmar	Panditarama
Late Sayalay Ariyanani	Alm. Sayalay Ariyañāńī merupakan anak ke-4 dari 5 bersaudara, dilahirkan di Belinyu, Bangka. Tingkat pendidikan terakhir beliau adalah pendidikan formal di Universitas Atmajaya Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Beliau pertama kali berlatih meditasi Satipatthana di Vihara Dhammadipa Arama, Malang ( Ngandat ) pada tahun 2003 dengan guru pembimbing YM.Bhante Khantidaro MahaThera.	Indonesia	Yasati
Sayalay Bhaddamanika	Ven. Sayalay Bhaddamanika from Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Center, Lumbini Garden, Nepal.	Nepal	Panditarama
Sayalay Pannacari	Sayalay Paññācārī (Mimi Tjhiu) adalah anak ke-8 dari 9 bersaudara. Lahir di Mentok, Pulau Bangka pada 28 Oktober 1960.	Indonesia	Yasati
Sayalay Vajiranani	Sayalay Wajiranyani dilahirkan di Semarang, tahun 1955, sebagai putri tunggal dan bungsu dari empat bersaudara. Sebelum menjadi Sayalay, beliau mengajar Pendidikan Agama Buddha di SMP – SMAK – SMF Nusaputera, Semarang, dan aktif di Vihara Tanah Putih, Semarang.	Indonesia	Yasati
Selamat Rodjali	No data	Indonesia