Pannavamsa

In this Burmese name, U is an honorific, not a given name.
Sayadaw U
Pannavamsa
TitleAgga Mahā Paṇḍitā
Agga Mahā Saddhamma Jotika
Personal
Born10 January 1928
Wakema, British Burma
Died24 November 2017 (2017-11-25) (aged 89)
Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
Dharma namesPaññāvaṃsa
Organization
TempleDhammikarama Burmese Temple, Penang, Malaysia
Senior posting
AwardsSasanadaja Siripavara Dhammacariya (1953)

U Paññāvaṃsa (Burmese: ဦးပညာဝံသ; Pyinnyawuntha), commonly known as the Penang Sayadaw and officially titled Bhaddantapaññāvaṃsa[1]) was a prominent Burmese Buddhist monk, known for his missionary work, particularly in Sri Lanka and Malaysia.[2][3] He was first selected to perform missionary work on Coco Islands on behalf of the Burmese government.[3] He was the chief abbot of the Dhammikarama Burmese Temple in Penang, Malaysia, where he resides. He was also abbot over the Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore.[2]

  1. ^ Lintner, Bertil (2009). The resistance of the monks: Buddhism and activism in Burma. Human Rights Watch. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-56432-544-0.
  2. ^ a b "SAYADAW U PANNAVAMSA". Burmese Buddhist Temple Singapore. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The Buddhist Monks". Burma Democratic Concern. Retrieved 20 February 2012.