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Yazawin Kyaw
''Maha Thanmada Wuntha'' ( my, မဟာသမ္မတဝံသ, ; pi, Mahā Sammata Vaṃsa) or more commonly known as ''Yazawin Kyaw'' ( my, ရာဇဝင် ကျော်, ; the Celebrated Chronicle) is an early 16th-century chronicle of Buddhist religious history and Burmese history. The chronicle was written in two parts by Shin Maha Silavamsa, the famous learned monk, author and poet. The first part, written in 1502, is mainly a religious history document, and essentially a Burmese version of the '' Mahavamsa'' and '' Dipavamsa''. The first part focuses on the kings of ancient India and Ceylon, according to Buddhist mythology The Buddhist traditions have created and maintained a vast body of mythological literature. The central myth of Buddhism is the life of the Buddha. This is told in relatively realistic terms in the earliest texts, and was soon elaborated into ... and history.Aung-Thwin 2005: 124Yazawin Kyaw 2010: 183 In 1520, the author added a supplement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Maha Silavamsa
Shin Mahāsīlavaṃsa ( my, ရှင်မဟာ သီလဝံသ, variously transcribed Shin Maha Silavamsa, Shin Maha Thilawuntha or Rhaṅʻ Mahāsīlavaṃsa) was a Theravadan Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk and a classical Burmese poet who lived in 15th century Ava Kingdom (now modern-day Myanmar). He is famous for his ''pyo'' poetry and he is considered one of the greatest poets of pre-colonial Burma, in particular his masterpieces, Paramitawkhan Pyo, ''Paramidawkhan Pyo'' () and ''Sodaungkhan Pyo'' (), which are considered ideal models of the medieval literary style. While the primary focus of Mahāsīlavaṃsa's compositions was Dharma, dhamma (Buddhist teachings), he also composed the earliest extant Burmese chronicles, Burmese chronicle, ''Yazawingyaw''. His contemporary literati rival was Shin Raṭṭhasāra. Personal life Mahāsīlavaṃsa was born Maung Nyo in Myolulin village (north of Taungdwingyi on a Friday in 1453, to U Kyi and Daw Dwe. He studied Buddhist scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
