Mahasi Sayadaw

Summary

Mahasi Sayadaw is a human^[1]. Born in Shwebo District^[2], he… he was born on July 29, 1904^[3]. He died in Yangon^[4]. He died on August 14, 1982^[5]. He worked as a Buddhist monk^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (395 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Shwebo District^[2], Mahasi Sayadaw…
• Mahasi Sayadaw passed away in Yangon^[4].
• Mahasi Sayadaw was born on July 29, 1904^[3].
• Mahasi Sayadaw died on August 14, 1982^[5].
• Mahasi Sayadaw held citizenship in Myanmar^[8].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's professions included Buddhist monk^[6].
• A notable student of Mahasi Sayadaw was Pesala^[9].
• A notable student of Mahasi Sayadaw was Acharya Buddharakkhita^[10].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[11].
• Mahasi Sayadaw is recorded as male^[12].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's Commons category is recorded as Mahasi Sayadaw^[14].
• The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease^[15].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's official website is recorded as http://www.mahasi.org.mm/^[16].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[17].
• Mahasi Sayadaw's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'my', 'text': 'မဟာစည်ဆရာတော် ဦးသောဘန'}^[18].

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Origins and Family

Mahasi Sayadaw's place of birth was Shwebo District^[2]. He was born on July 29, 1904^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Mahasi Sayadaw's professions included Buddhist monk^[6]. Notable students include Pesala^[9], a Buddhist monk^[19], of United Kingdom^[20] and Acharya Buddharakkhita^[10], a Buddhist monk^[21], 1922–2013^[22], of India^[23], specialised in automotive engineering^[24].

Personal Life

Mahasi Sayadaw's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[11].

Death and Burial

Mahasi Sayadaw died on August 14, 1982^[5]. He died in Yangon^[4]. The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease^[15].

Why It Matters

Mahasi Sayadaw ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (395 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

FAQs

Where was Mahasi Sayadaw born?

Mahasi Sayadaw was born in Shwebo District^[2].

Where did Mahasi Sayadaw die?

Mahasi Sayadaw died in Yangon^[4].

What did Mahasi Sayadaw do for work?

Mahasi Sayadaw worked as Buddhist monk^[6].