Abhidhajamahāraṭṭhaguru ( my, အဘိဓဇမဟာရဋ္ဌဂုရု, , ) is an honorific
Burmese Buddhist title conferred by the
government of Myanmar
Myanmar ( also known as Burma) operates ''de jure'' as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008 constitution. On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, causing ongoing anti-coup protests.
Po ...
, to the
Buddhist monks who have contributed to the ''
pariyatti
''Pariyatti'' is a Pāli term referring to the study of Buddhism as contained within the ''suttas'' of the Pāli canon. It is related and contrasted with ''patipatti'' which means to put the theory into practice and ''pativedha'' which means pene ...
'' field. The awardees are annually announced on the 4th January, the
Independence Day of Myanmar.
The title is equivalent to the (ရာဇဂုရု) or (ရာဇာဓိရာဇဂုရု) titles which were offered by the Burmese kings to distinguished ''
sayadaw
A sayadaw ( my, ဆရာတော်, ; , and alternatively spelled ''hsayadaw'', ''sayado'', ''sayāḍo'' or ''sayāḍaw'') is a Burmese Buddhist title used to reference the senior monk or abbot of a monastery. Some distinguished sayadaws wo ...
''s, in the
Konbaung period.
Qualifications
According to the section 6 (A) of the Provisions on the Religious Titles promulgated on 17 June 2015, a recipient must meet the following qualifications:
# Possesses the
Aggamahāpaṇḍita
Aggamahāpaṇḍita ( my, အဂ္ဂမဟာပဏ္ဍိတ, ) is an honorific Burmese Buddhist title conferred by the Myanmar government to distinguished Theravada Buddhist monks.
Etymology
Aggamahāpandiṭa, meaning "foremost great an ...
title
# Has at least 60 years (''
vassa
The ''Vassa'' ( pi, vassa-, script=Latn, sa, varṣa-, script=Latn, both "rain") is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners. Taking place during the wet season, Vassa lasts for three lunar months, usually from July ...
''s) in the monkhood
# Has a good general knowledge
# Has written beneficial works to the
Buddha's ''Sāsana''
# Serves as a chief abbot of a monastic college
# Commands authority and has influence among Sangha disciples
# Has been respected by the public for his morals, attitude and wisdom
Recipients
2022
2021
2020
2019
Note
References
{{Religion in Myanmar
Burmese Buddhist titles