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Phyu Kingdom A son ofPadumadevi, was ordained as a novice monk under one of forest monk,
whose name unknown, and became Arahat, recorded by Bovajira, who was a
reporter ofMandalay Ratanapone Daily Newspaper.
Tharekettara Kingdom In the regime of Dvattabong King, there were 3000 numbers of Arahat. Of them,
Arahat Visano was famous due to his six supernatural powers.
When King Kyakgongsar Ngatapar governed, there 500 Arahats were recorded inMahaRajawangyi and Sasanavamsa.
Thaton Kingdom Mon historical record says that, during the Buddhas time, Gavampati Thera himself
came to Thaton Kingdom and preached Dhamma.
In 235 year after Buddha Parinivvana, Sona Thera and Uttara Thera came forBuddhist missionary. Their successors are Anomadassi, Pranadassi, Dhammadassi
(Shin Araham).
Mahavamsa (29/43) ( f ld t Si h l Ch i l ) d d th t i th i
Chronology of Buddhist Meditation
Traditions in Myanmar
6th
century BCE- 10th
century CE
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Mahavamsa (29/43) (one of oldest Sinhala Chronicles) recorded that in the regime
Ava To dwell at forests to meditate was recorded as a custom of monks, when they got
older or when they had learned scriptures. Thatthethumyat Thera, Dipankara
Thera, Shwe Oo Min Sayadaw Thera and Taung Phe Lar Sayadaw Thera were well
known.
1510 CE 1752 CE
Toungoo + Nyaungyan Period No record
Medavi Thera (Catugiri-four mountains Sayadaw), his brother Dhammapiya Thera Forest tradition Theras (Munindaghosa Thera, Gabhira Thera, Thaddhammalankara Thera) Kan Forest Sayadaw Thelone sayadaw (1786 1860)
Middle Forest Sayadaw (Mancusa Thera)
1364 CE 1555 CE
1752 CE 1885 CE (Konbaung Dynasty) / 1885 CE
1948 CE (British Colonial Period) / 1948 CE Present
(Modern era)
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Traditional Hierarchy Structure of Meditation in Myanmar
Thelone Sayadaw
Middle Forest
Sa adaw
Mangone Sayadaw
Mahasi Sayadaw
Ledi Sayadaw
Sekkhataung
Sayadaw
Kyaungpan
forest Sayadaw
Swanlwan
Sayadaw
S.N.Goenka
U Ba Khin
Moehnyin
Sayadaw
Saya That
Myezin forest
Sayadaw
Kanni Sayadaw
Latpan forest Sayadaw
Srilatissa Tibetan Thera
Ayataw Sayadaw Hlantaung Sayadaw
Thapit-Ine forest
Sayadaw
Pa-Auk Sayadaw
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