Pa-Auk Forest Monastery

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Pa-Auk Forest Monastery
ဖားအောက်တောရကျောင်း
Pa-Auk Forest Meditation Center (Main) Entrance.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Buddhism
Sect Theravāda
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Forest monastery
LeadershipThe Most Ven. Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa
Location
Municipality Mawlamyine
State Mon State
Country Myanmar
Architecture
Date established1926
Website
www.paaukforestmonastery.org

The Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, known in Burmese as the Pa-Auk Tawya (Burmese : ဖားအောက်တောရကျောင်း; MLCTS : Hpa:auk Tau:ra.kyaung:), is a Theravāda monastery in the village of Pa-Auk in Mawlamyine, Mon State. Situated in a tropical forest along the Dawna Range. [1] The Most Ven. Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa has been its abbot since 1981, succeeding the Ven. Phelhtaw Sayadaw Aggapañña at the latter's request. [2] [3]

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The monastery provides an ideal setting for the long-term practice of meditation. The number of residents varies seasonally from approximately 1,500 to 2,500 during festive periods. This includes more than 300 foreign monks, nuns and lay practitioners, originating from over 20 countries. [4]

It is the main monastery complex and meditation centre of the Pa-Auk Society. [1] The Pa-Auk Society comprises over 40 branches and associate centres in Myanmar and internationally. [4]

Pa Auk Tawya Branches

Burmese Branches

  1. 18 miles 3 furlongs, Highway, Hle Ku
  2. Kan Hla Yik Thar School, Kan Hla Village, near Magway Airport, Magway Division
  3. Kaw Wale, Kyong Do, Karen State
  4. Kan Bya In Kyin Myaing Towra, Salin, Magway Division
  5. Kyong Phaik Towra, Mudon Township, Mon State
  6. Kyauk Kla, Thein Zayet, Kyaik Tho, Mon State
  7. Kyauk Gu Kyaung, Metta Lin Myaing Village, Myawaddy Township, Karen State
  8. Kyauk Tan, Yangon Southern District
  9. Kyintali, Thandwe Township, Rakhine State
  10. Sa Lin Gyi, Sagaing Region
  11. Sison Taung, Kin Village, Paung, Mon State
  12. Zamyun Taung Towra, Wek Kali Village, Thanbyuzayat Township
  13. Extended (2) Ward, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region
  14. Taung Waing Gyi Wildlife Sanctuary Mawlamyine
  15. Tattu Dhamma Yeiktha (Extended) Pyin Oo Lwin
  16. Dawei, Tanintharyi Region
  17. Natsan Tawra, Kume, Myit Thar, Mandalay Region
  18. Nam San Township, Southern Shan State
  19. Bago, Myo Shwe Road, Bago Region
  20. Pyin Oo Lwin (1), Mandalay Region
  21. Pyin Oo Lwin (2), Mandalay Region
  22. Pha Klay, Ye, Mon State
  23. Pha Auk Tawra (Main), Pha Auk, Mawlamyine
  24. Hpa-an, Karen State
  25. Hpa-an, Karen State
  26. Maayi Lake, Aryataw, Sagaing Region
  27. Maha Bodhi Seminary, Baw Gyi Village, Tot Kyant, Mingalardon Township
  28. Mandalay Mountain Foothills, Mandalay, Mandalay Region
  29. Myeik, Tanintharyi Region
  30. Shwe Gu Si Kyaung, Kyaukka (North), Monywa Township
  31. Shwe Nyaung Pin, Kone Talone Village, Myan Aung Township
  32. Hle Ku, Yangon Region
  33. Wan Nat Chaung, Hmawbi, Yangon Region
  34. Wimutti Tow, Nyaung Mak Village, 9 Mile, Pulaw Township, Tanintharyi Region
  35. Thukhathitala Land, Ingapu Township, Ayeyarwady Region
  36. Shan San Tow, Kyong Ka, Paung, Mon State
  37. Shan Lyin, Yangon Southern District
  38. Sallay Kha Patipat Yeiktha, Hmawbi, Yangon Region
  39. He Ho, Pha Aok Tow, Ba Ning Village Tract, between Ywa Daw Village and Myak Set Village, Kalaw Township
  40. Alone, Monywa, Sagaing Region
  41. Ingapu, Ayeyarwady Region
  42. Intakaw, Bago Region

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Pa-Auk Tawya. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Auk Tawya Forest Monastery" (PDF). www.pa-auktawyabatam.com. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. ↑ "The Most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa". 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  4. 1 2 "Peaceful days in Pa-Auk Tawya Meditation Centre". The Myanmar Times. 26 April 2019.


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