Ledi Sayadaw
Ledi Sayadaw U Ñaṇadhaja (Burmese: လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ, pronounced [lɛ̀dì sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú ɲàna̰dəza̰]; 1 December 1846 – 27 June 1923) 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. 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.
Ledi Sayadaw U Ñāṇadhaja လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ | |
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The Venerable Ledi Sayadaw | |
| Title | Sayadaw |
| Personal | |
| Born | Tet Khaung 1 December 1846 (13th waxing of Nadaw 1208 ME) |
| Died | 27 June 1923 (aged 76) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Ledi |
| Education | Agga Maha Pandita, D.Litt. (Hons.) |
| Dharma names | Ñāṇadhaja ဉာဏဓဇ |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Ledi Monastery, Monywa |
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