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The Tatmadaw's Buddhism

The Tatmadaw's Buddhism

Digging into the Buddhism of the Burmese military.

Shwe Lan Ga LayApril 6, 2021Nay Pyi Daw, Min Aung Hlang, Bhumi Phassa Mudra, Dakhinathiri Township, Sitagu Sayadaw, Madaya Township, Myaung River, Bamaw Monastery, Uppatasanti Pagoda, Thanlyin Minkyaung Sayadaw, Bago Myoma Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Gandama, Twilight Zone, George Orwell, U Sarana, Majima Nikaya, Anguttara Nikaya Comments

"If I go to Bagan, what will I see...?"

"If I go to Bagan, what will I see...?"

A monk expresses concern for his adopted homeland

Shwe Lan Ga LayMarch 7, 2021Bagan, U Sarana, Golden Rock, Myeik Comment

The Inaugural episode for Insight Myanmar!

The Inaugural episode for Insight Myanmar!

Burma DhammaJanuary 29, 2020Alan Clements, Ashin Chanda, Insight Myanmar, Ken Pransky, Ko Thar Nge, Martijn Comes, Sayalay Piyadassii, Sebestien Le Normand, U Sarana, Zach HesslerComment

The Sound of a Wooden Gong at a Burmese Monastery

The Sound of a Wooden Gong at a Burmese Monastery

Burma DhammaJanuary 19, 2020Alan Clements, Ashin Chanda, Insight Myanmar, Ko Thar Nge, U Sarana, podcast Comment

A Dhamma podcast with Ashin Sarana

A Dhamma podcast with Ashin Sarana

Burma DhammaJanuary 18, 2020Czech, Insight Myanmar, Sri Lanka, U Sarana, podcastComment

The Death of Ledi Sayadaw

Burma DhammaJuly 7, 2017Abhidhamma, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahāpaṭṭhāna, Monywa, Pañhāvāra Pāli, Pyinmina, U Sarana, Zingyan, earthquake Comment

The White Scarf and Burmese Meditation

Burma DhammaJune 26, 2017Christmas, IMC, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Bodhi Monastery, Majjhima Nikaya, Mandalay, Marie Byles, Saya Thet Gyi, Saya U Than, Sayadaw U Vajirapani, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, U Ko Lay, U Sarana, Webu Sayadaw, Yaw SayadawComment

Webu Sayadaw's "Ground of Victory"

Burma DhammaMay 26, 2017Aung Myay, Colonial Burma, Jataka, King Alaungpaya, Shwebo, U Sarana, Webu SayadawComment

The Birth of Ledi Sayadaw and the Birth of Insight

Burma DhammaMay 24, 2017Chindwin, Erik Braun, Ledi Sayadaw, Oxen, Sain Pyin Gyi, Shwe Lan updates, U Nyanadhaja, U SaranaComment

Shwebo: A Place of Resistance and Dhamma

Burma DhammaMarch 2, 2017Aung Myay, Hladau, Insein, Jataka, King Alaungpaya, Sayadaw U Pandita, Shwebo, Tabayin, Tadahgalay Village, Tazfe, U Sarana, U Yit, Webu Sayadaw, Ye-O, dacoitComment

Why did Saya Thet Gyi Give White Scarves to Meditators?

Burma DhammaAugust 8, 2016Burmese clothing, Christmas, IMC, Ledi Sayadaw, Maha Bodhi Monastery, Marie Byles, Pyaw Bwe Gyi, Saya U Than, Saya U Thein, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Sri Lanka, U Sarana, yawbut tin thiComment

A "Nibbana Market" in Burma

Burma DhammaJanuary 20, 2016Burmese holidays, Tazaungmone, U SaranaComment

"I Moved to Myanmar with the Determination that I will Attain Nibbana Here Indeed."

Burma DhammaJanuary 19, 2016Buddhist and Pali University, Czech, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, Sri Lanka, U Sarana, U Tejaniya, foreign monksComment

A Czech lesson in Dhamma

Burma DhammaJanuary 15, 2016Czech, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, U SaranaComment

"As a Meditator in Burma, Should I Bow before Buddha Statues?"

Burma DhammaDecember 24, 2015Dr. Asabha, J. George Scott, Maha Gandayone, Muslim, Prekhemma Monastery, S.N. Goenka, Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, U Sarana, U Sunanda, U Tejaniya, Venerable Rekkhita, " Bhikkhu Cintita, relicsComment

Burmese Flowers

Burma DhammaOctober 6, 2015Ko Thet Win Maung, Ma Myint Way, Ma Zin Mar, Michelia champaca, Saka-War-Pin, Thingyan, U Sarana, flowers, paw-pawComment

A Food-Book for Sangha Dana at Shwe Oo Min Monastery

Burma DhammaApril 7, 2015Burmese food, Sangha Dana, Shwe Oo Min Monastery, U SaranaComment

"Why do young Burmese girls become novice nuns?"

Burma DhammaFebruary 25, 2015Ma Thanegi, Pa Auk, U Sarana, nunsComment

U Sarana Arrives in the Sagaing Hills

Burma DhammaFebruary 10, 2015J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Sagaing Hills, Shwe Lan updates, U SaranaComment

"What's So Special About the Sagaing Hills?"

Burma DhammaFebruary 9, 2015Ayeyarwaddy, Borobudur, Indonesia, Ledi Sayadaw, Mahasi, Pyinmina, Sagaing Hills, Shwe Lan updates, Sir U Thwin, Sitagu Academy, Thameikdawdaya Nunnery, U Goenka, U Sarana, World War II, tigersComment