Remains of Zaygon Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Kavisara paid homage by State Administration Council Chairman Commanderin-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing

NAY PYI TAW June 11

State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing paid homage to the remains of Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of Zaygon Pariyatti Buddhist Learning Centre in Pyinmana of Nay Pyi Taw State Ovadacariya Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Dr Bhaddanta Kavisara this afternoon.

First, the Senior General paid homage to the remains of the Sayadaw kept at the Golden Jubilee Beikman Chamber of Zaygon Monastery. After paying homage to Ovadacariya Sayadaws, the Senior General sought the words of advice from Ovadacariya Sayadaws for the plans to hold the final rites of the Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw.

Presiding Nayaka of Zaygon Pariyatti Buddhist Learning Centre in Pyinmana of Nay Pyi Taw State Ovadacariya Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Dr Bhaddanta Kavisara served the duty of State Ovadacariya. The Sayadaw established Maha Withutayama Zaygon Monastery in Pyinmana as the Pariyatti Buddhist Learning Centre where the Sayadaw gave lectures on Pariyatti literature to some 300 student monks until he passed away. The Sayadaw established U Buddho Tawya Yeiktha where he himself took meditation and gave guidelines of meditation to members of the Sangha and disciples and Yogis. The Sayadaw had served the Pariyatti and Patipatti duties with earnest efforts while managing many branches of the monastery. The religious miracle Sayadaw passed away aged 95 and vasa 75.

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