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Ven.
Jeyapandita was born on Tuesday, 6th April 1954 at Lei Kyine Myo,
Pwint Phyu Township, Magwe State. His parents were U San Thein and Daw
Kyi Kyi.
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He had a degree
of Botany Science from the Rangoon University of Arts and Science.
While he was studying for his master degree of Botany, he became a
monk. In Myanmar Calendar year 1340, 2nd waning of Tabound on
Wednesday he was ordained a Bhikku under the patronage of the
previous chief monk of Moe Nyin Theingi Temple Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Gandathara at Ya Hung Dar Theindawgyi near the south entrance of
Shwedagon Pagoda.
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He was trained
in the Pariyatti Sasana (Study of the scripture; theory of Dhamma) by
the previous Moe Nyin Theingi Sayadaw Bhaddanta Gandathara. In 1984,
he learned the basis of Buddhist Literature from Chief monk of Shwe
Kyin Thike Thit Kyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kaymainda at Thingunkyun
Township.
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In 1985, he
passed Primary Basis Buddhist Literature with distinction and
continued to study next step (A Ngwe Dan). Because of his patronizing
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Gandathara’s advise, he practiced more Patipatti
(Practice of Dhamma) than Pariyatti (Study of scripture; theory
of Dhamma). In 1985, at the eight years of his monk-hood, he started
to teach Insight Meditation Vipassana as a retreat.
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Ten years after
he became a monk, he was appointed as a chief monk of Moe Nyin Theingi
Temple. Since he became a chief monk he continued to train people and
monks for five days retreat, celebrate the ordination of temporay
monkhood and teach Buddha’s teaching in Thingyan (April) and
Vasa (July, August, September), of every year up to now at his
Temple.
He taught five days retreat (Buddha’s teaching) throughout Burma for
over 160 times, within 15 years of his chief monk-hood. Those retreats
were in 15 different cities at 8 different states and divisions in
Burma.
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He also runs 2
charitable programs; a program for orphan who want to become educated
as Buddhist monk and a program for adult who want to become a monk and
wanted to be educated in Buddhism. He also built Ze Na Mun Aung
Pagoda, one Dhammar Yone for meditation and Dhamma talk, two
storied building for housing monks at Moe Nyin Theingi Temple and one
Dhammar Yone at Ya Mei Thinn Township, Shwe Myin Tin Mountain.
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He teaches not
only meditation and Buddhist Education to other housing monks in his
temple but he also meditates to improve in Pativeda Sasana
(realization of Dhamma). He also serves as a leader in Quarter and
Township of Sanghanayaka organization. He had published three
books; “Sakkaya-ditthi(20) and Tayar Yogi”, “Teaching of Lord
Buddha and Creation of the Universe” and “Realization of Four Noble
Truths”.
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He distributes
tapes, video tapes and CDs of his previously recorded Dhamma talks to
Yogi during retreat. Now he currently lives in Moe Nyin Theingi
Temple located at No.16 Quarter, No.2 Main Road, Dagon Myothit (North)
Yangon, Myanmar with over 50 other monks.