U Pannya Jota Mahathera

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U Pannya Jota Mahathera
ဦးပညာဇောတမဟာထေရ် উ পঞ্ঞা জোত মহাথের
Ven. U Pannya Jota Mahathera in 2015
Personal
Born	U Saw Hla (1955-12-22)December 22, 1955 Bandarban District, East Pakistan
Died	April 13, 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 64)
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Sect	Theravada Buddhism
Education	L.L.B, L.L.M, B.C.S
Known for	Founder of Buddha Dhatu Jadi, Rama Zadi, The World Buddha Sasana Sevaka Sangha, etc.
Other names	Guru Bhante
Occupation	Ex. Sr. Asstt. Judge
Senior posting
Based in	Pannya Passanara Buddhist Monaster, Ujani Para, Bandarban, Bangladesh

Ven. U Pannya Jota Mahathera (Burmese: ဦးပညာဇောတမဟာထေရ်, Bengali: উ পঞ্ঞা জোত মহাথের; December 22, 1955 – April 13, 2020), locally known as Guru Bhante, was a Bangladeshi Theravada monk. He was born in a Royal Bohmong family^{[1][self-published source?]} in Bandarban, East Pakistan. He served the government of Bangladesh as a judge and magistrate for about eight years prior to becoming a Buddhist monk.