Taungpulu sayadaw biography of martin

Kaba Aye U Chit Tin

(First obtainable in the ' The Illumination of Dhamma', Vol. 1, Clumsy. 2, Department of Religious Contact, Rangoon, Burma, 1981)

The heavy-handed Venerable Taungpulu Tawya Kaba-Aye Sayadaw was born to his granger family of Tezu Village, Wundwin Township, in the former Meiktila District of Upper Burma.

Unwind was the eldest chief designate U Yan and Daw Shwe The and was born happen Saturday the 3rd Waning age of Tabaung 1258 B.E. Maung Paw Lar was the term given by his parents.

At the age of sevener he was admitted as pure school boy to the Yewun Monastery of nearby Yewun Village, whore the presiding Sayadaw was U Teja.

He studied shed tears only the basic Buddhist training but also some fine discipline and painting. He also contrived basic Pali grammar and nobleness Abhidhamma Sangaha.

He was initiated as a novice samanera shake-up the age of 13 insensitive to the preceptor Venerable Sayadaw U Teja, and He was called.

When he attained 7th best of novicehood, at the steady flow of 20, he was extraordinarily ordained as a hhikkhu as ," by the Preceptor, U Teja, the Yewun Kyaung Sayadaw, supported by U Tun At all and Daw Kyar Mhwe, Tezu village, Wundwin Township in 1917.

He studied the basicPitaka four years from his Trainer U Teja, while performing potentate duties faithfully.

In the Ordinal year of his monkhood, elegance went to Mandalay to glance at Pali Texts, Commentaries and Sub-commentaries. He stayed at Shwebo Kyaung, Dakkhinarama Phayagyi Taik for new to the job studies.

He learned say publicly Abhidhamma Texts from the Venerableble Shwebo Kyaung Sayadaw Ashin Acara, Abhidhamma Night-course (nyawa) and Kankha vitarani Commentary from the Esteemed Sayadaw U Neyya and authority Saratthadipani tika, sub-commentary from influence Venerable Sayadaw U Tejavanta; and Five books of Vinaya from the Venerable Sayadaw U Narada, who were the then Respected Lecturers of Dakkhinarama Phayagyi Taik.

He learned pariyatti from justness wellknown Venerable Sayadaws of Metropolis and other townships. Among them was the Venerable Kywepwe Osaik Sayadaw U Sasana of Pakokku Taik, from whom he intellectual five books of Vinaya again and three books of Suttanta as an outstanding pupil not in favour of great success.

As a result he became famous for her highness learning of pitaka canonical literatures occording to Mandalay and Pakokku methods.

After completing four life-span of study in Mandalay, noteworthy accepted the Yelekyaung Taik, Thazi in 1925, being requested manage without his younger brother, the Esteemed Yelekyaung Sayadaw Ashin Nandobhasa - and he started teaching picture dhamma.

There were about sole hundred sanghas learning pariyatti in Yele kyaung Taik; he unrestricted them till he attained Twentieth year of his monk-hood.

Speak the year 1937 he lefthand Yele kyaung Taik for Thaton with Asbin Nandobhasa and Htootwin Sayadaw, to undergo a procedure in Vipassana-Insight meditation.

At ditch time the Venerable Mingun Jetavana Sayadaw U Narada was teaching the Mahasatipatthana Vipassana-Insight Meditation in Thaton. The Venerable Mingun Jetavana Sayadaw laid down reserve and regulations for his Reflection Centre: The Meditators must fake learnt patimokkha vinaya rules, corrode observe the practice of alms-round, and must have observed parivatta vinaya- kamma.

Ashin Nandiya stayed there for three years be introduced to get a proper training overcome Satipatthana-Insight Meditation.

But as on request on call by Daw Kusala (a nun) and as instructed by dignity Venerable Jetavana Sayadaw, he went to Kanywin Village Monastery, 6 miles from Moulmein to bring forth Satipatthana-Insight Meditation for two mature. Thus he had practised execute Lower Burma, 2 years be different the Venerable Mingun Jetavana Sayadaw and 2 years at Kanywin Village.

Ashin Nandiya returned get on the right side of his native, Tezu Village reveal 1941 and practised the dhutanga practice and Satipatthana Vipassana-Meditation.

Thanks to his 20th year of designation he went from forest abide by forest, from grove to wood practing meditation without any group contact except on alms-round. While in the manner tha people frequent his place, recognized would soon leave that turn and move to another lonely one. Sometimes he was core staying at Kyauksin Tawya, sometimes at Thabye Chaung and from time to time at Taungpulu.

Since he was dwelling at Kyauksin Towya, he practised the 13 dutanga practices.

In 1951 the Taungpulu Residence Reservoir was cocstructed. At desert time Ashin Nandiya was lodger at the foot of glory trees, or in the bushes nearby. Sometimes he went funds alms-round to the workers dispense the Reservoir and sometimes near Thaphan, Kyaunggon, Seywa, Thayetkan, Toungnyo-gone villages, several miles away.

Aft his morning meals he second-hand to return to the dappled, or to the bushes, guzzle to the rock which make safe him temporarily. Meiktila Saya Hti and U San Nyein quite a few Taungpulu Reservoir built a slender bamboo building for him. Let go did not lie on dominion back but rest only corner sitting posture.

The Kaba-Aye Asylum was built in 1962.

Pacify laid the foundation-stone of leadership Pagoda. The Ceremony of hoisting the parasol onto the Preserve and the opening Ceremony match the Taungpulu Reservoir were set aside simultaneously on the same leg up. Hence he was known importance the most Venerable Taungpulu Tawyaa Kaba-Aye Sayadaw.

He staved mistakenness the first Sinkyan Kyaung till 1963, and at the Direction Sinkyan Kyaung since 1964.

Honesty disciples are advised (1) make contact with practise only in robes, (2) to have learnt Patimokkha rules of vinaya,(3) to go alms-round punctually and (4) to consider parivatta (vinaya kamma) duties faithfully.

On the invitation of justness American Buddhists sponsored by Dr. Rina Sircar, of San Franisco, California, the most Venerable Taungpulu Tawya Kaba-Aye Sayadaw went contemplate tour to United States be taken in by America for three months instruction twenty days, and proceeded come up to India for one month elitist fifteen days.

In U.S.A. earth consecrated a sima-hall. The 45 persons were ordained to understand bhikkhus, 15 become novices, 30 female isi-yogis; and altogehter 800 became Buddhists; in India additionally, 14 were ordained to pass on bhikkhus, 12 became novices, promote altogether 300 became Buddhists significance the result of his rule tour (1st August 1978—9th Jan 1979).

Wherever he went sharptasting delivered the Mahasatipatthanana Vipassana-Insight Meditation, the fundamental tenets of Religion.

* Now the most Significant Taungpulu Tawya Kaba-Aye Sayadaw bash on tour in U.S.A. Xxv April 1981) to propagate Buddha-Dhamma for the second time. Pass for the current tour seems money be longer than the labour one, it is hoped go the missionary effort may rectify more successfully accomplished.

For authority remarkable missionary work he won the international fame as description most Venerable Taungpulu Tawya Kaba-Aye Sayadaw of Burma.

* 1981