About Shwe Twante Sayadaw

Ashin Vayama, also known as Shwe Twante Sayadaw, is a Burmese Buddhist monk, ex-political prisoner, ex-chairman of 8 Parties: Youth & Student Democracy Forces, founder of Yaung Ni Thit Sar Pay, and poet. He was the first monk to work in the United Arab Emirates in 2007, and was honored by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, as a Master of Buddhism. He was also honored by the YMBA and the London BOC as Buddha Capadesa.
Thai monks blessing the King of Thailand in Wat Nong Wong

Theravada Buddhist monks – Guardians of the monastic code

12
Jul
2022
Biography, Monks, Theravāda
is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed Theravādins, have preserved their version of Gautama Buddha's teaching or Buddha Dhamma in the Pāli Canon for over a millennium. Aided by the patronage of Mauryan kings like Ashoka, this school spread throughout India and reached Sri Lanka through the efforts of missionary like Mahinda. Starting at around the 11th century, Sinhalese Theravāda monks and Southeast Asian elites led .
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