Venerable U Ottama was a resident of the monastery during the 1920s and 1930s. He was the first political monk in the then British Burma, helping to establish a key factor in modern Burmese politics - that of political monks. He is considered one of the national heroes of Burmese independence movement.
The monastery is seen as a focal point of Burmese and Arakanese politics and the birthplace of political Buddhism in Myanmar. The monastery now runs a gratis school and an Arakanese cultural school to help the local residents.
shwezedi, monastery, burmese, ʃwè, zèdì, tɕáʊɰ, golden, pagoda, monastery, famous, theravada, buddhist, monastery, sittwe, rakhine, state, myanmar, founded, 1903, monastery, main, buddhist, monasteries, city, shwe, zedi, kyaungreligionaffiliationtheravada, bud. The Shwezedi Monastery Burmese ရ စ တ က င ʃwe zedi tɕaʊɰ lit Golden Pagoda Monastery is a famous Theravada Buddhist monastery in Sittwe Rakhine State Myanmar Founded in 1903 the monastery is one of the main Buddhist monasteries in the city Shwezedi Monastery ရ စ တ က င Shwe Zedi KyaungReligionAffiliationTheravada BuddhismLocationCountrySittwe Rakhine State MyanmarLocation within BurmaGeographic coordinates20 08 47 19 N 92 53 40 31 E 20 1464417 N 92 8945306 E 20 1464417 92 8945306 Coordinates 20 08 47 19 N 92 53 40 31 E 20 1464417 N 92 8945306 E 20 1464417 92 8945306ArchitectureFounderU OttamaCompleted1903 120 years ago 1903 Importance EditVenerable U Ottama was a resident of the monastery during the 1920s and 1930s He was the first political monk in the then British Burma helping to establish a key factor in modern Burmese politics that of political monks He is considered one of the national heroes of Burmese independence movement The monastery is seen as a focal point of Burmese and Arakanese politics and the birthplace of political Buddhism in Myanmar The monastery now runs a gratis school and an Arakanese cultural school to help the local residents The monastery has been visited by Indian prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi and in 2002 by Aung San Suu Kyi 1 References Edit Time magazine This article about a Buddhist place of worship is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a building or structure in Myanmar is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shwezedi Monastery amp oldid 1120303134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
