Theinngu sayadaw biography

Born in March 1913, U Aung Tun married young and had three daughters.
Sayadaw was born on 16th March 1913 and his parents named him Maung Aung Tun. When he was young not studying well enough that only could read.
Theinngu Sayadaw was born thirty five years after Sunlun Sayadaw and his own practice was in part inspired by him.

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Taunggwin Sayadaw

Buddhist monk and last Thathanabaing of Burma

The Taunggwin SayadawU Visuddha Silacaraha (တောင်ခွင်ဆရာတော် ဦးဝိသုဒ္ဓ သီလာစာရဟာ) was the last Buddhist monk to hold the office as Thathanabaing of Burma. The office was abolished after his death in 1938 and no successor was ever appointed.

Visuddha was born Maung Hlut (မောင်လွှတ်) on 13 November 1844 in Amarapura to a prominent Burmese family. His father, U Po, was a Burmese official and son of a Sitke (Deputy Commander-in-Chief), while his mother Me Shwe Wa, was the daughter of a high-ranking minister, the Kyauksauk Mingyi, Maha Thihathu. Visuddha's father died when he was three years of age and at the age of 9, he entered monastic life as a pupil, under the tutelage of U Adicca.

He was made a samanera (novice monk) at the age of 14, under U Maida, a thera. At the age of 19, Visuddha was fully ordained as a bhikkhu. At the age of 25, he relocated to Mandalay and placed himself under the mentorship of the Maungdaung Sayadaw, a reputed scholar on the Vinaya. In 1873, King Mindon Min granted Visuddh

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Thae Inn Gu Sayadaw and Meditation Monastery

Born in March 1913, U Aung Tun married young and had three daughters. His first wife died, and subsequent two wives left the marriage to become nuns. U Aung Tun’s first profound awakening occurred upon reading Sun Lun Sayadaw’s biography. Like him, this highly revered monk had little educational background, and yet achieved the greatest spiritual heights— prompting U Aung Tun to wonder, “why not I?” This, combined with having received a sharp blow to the head while attempting to rob a house, prompted the 46 year old man to travel to his sister’s home in Kyaung Ga Lay and follow nine precepts for nine days. Here, from 4 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day he practiced ānāpāna meditation in the sitting position, not changing his posture unless having to meet the calls of nature. He developed profoundly during this time, and this determination and perseverance would go on to characterize his future teaching style.

Following this period, he continued his practice, in later months moving to his nephew’s home, where it is believed he attain
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Concentrated Confusion: My 3-Day Theinngu Meditation Retreat
This post serves as a journal of my experience participating in a 3-Day Theinngu meditation retreat just outside of Yangon, Myanmar. If you’re new to meditation and have been introduced to the fast-breathing Sunlun or Theinngu meditation methods, and are curious what it’s like to meditate on retreat with a local teacher and villagers, I hope to shed some light as to what you might expect. Of course, all meditators, teachers and centres are different – so your experience may vary greatly.
What do you get when you combine the Wim Hof Method, fasting, mosquitoes, broken English, and around 8 hours of gratuitously painful meditation per day?
Instant liberation and enlightenment!*
*not really
It all started, as all great stories do, with the falling-apart of previous plans. Instead of sitting and studying at the monastery that had sponsored my entry into Myanmar, I was at Thabarwa Meditation Center. Thanks, coronavirus!
At Thabarwa, the focus split is generally 90% volunteer work, and 10% meditation i