Re: the title 'Sayadaw'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayadaw

:-) looks like a pretty thorough explanation.

metta,
Lennart

PS: "Tipitakadhara" due to an institutional title or the extant of his
memorization?

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Jim Anderson <jimanderson_on@...>wrote:

>
>
> Does anyone know what qualifies a Burmese bhikkhu to merit the title
> of a sayadaw?
>
> I ask because two senior Burmese monks paid me a surprise visit at my
> cottage-retreat in the forest 90 miles north of Toronto on Thursday
> afternoon. This has never happened to me before. One of them was Ven.
> Sayadaw Ashin Thitzana from Dhammasukhavihaara in Norwalk, CA who I
> first met 28 years ago. He is a Tipitakadharo and my spiritual
> teacher. The other one is a resident at the Mahaadhammikavihaara in
> Toronto and I think his name is Ven. U Nandasiri but I still have to
> confirm this. He looks like he may be a Sayadaw as well. I had not
> seen Ven. U Thitzana attach the term to his name before. He is turning
> 60 this year and probably has been a bhikkhu for 40 years. So perhaps
> the title of Sayadaw applies to someone who has been a monk for at
> least 40 years.
>
> Jim Anderson
>
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