Ledi Sayadaw

Ledi Sayadaw U Ñāṇadhaja
လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ
The Venerable Ledi Sayadaw
TitleSayadaw
Personal
Born
Tet Khaung

1 December 1846 (13th waxing of Nadaw 1208 ME)
Died27 June 1923(1923-06-27) (aged 76)
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityBurmese
SchoolTheravada
LineageLedi
EducationAgga Maha Pandita, D.Litt. (Hons.)
Dharma namesÑāṇadhaja
ဉာဏဓဇ
OccupationBuddhist monk
Senior posting
Based inLedi Monastery, Monywa
Students

Ledi Sayadaw U Ñaṇadhaja (Burmese: လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ, pronounced [lɛ̀dì sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú ɲàna̰dəza̰]; 1 December 1846 – 27 June 1923[1]) was an influential Theravada Buddhist monk. He was recognized from a young age as being developed in both the theory (Abhidhamma) and practice of Buddhism and so was revered as being scholarly.[2] He wrote many books on Dhamma in Burmese and these were accessible even to a serious lay person, hence he was responsible for spreading Dhamma to all levels of society and reviving the traditional practice of Vipassanā meditation, making it more available for renunciates and lay people alike.[1]

  1. ^ a b Braun, Erik (November 12, 2013). "The Insight Revolution". Lion's Roar. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Braun, Erik. "The Many Lives of Insight: The Abhidhamma and transformations in Theravada meditation". Harvard Divinity School. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

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