The International Theravāda Buddhist Missionary University (အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ သာသနာပြု တက္ကသိုလ်) is on the Dhammapāla Hill, Mayangon Township...

Burmese Buddhist monk and Vipassana meditation scholar. He was also the first rector of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University. Born...

practice Theravāda Buddhism. During the modern era, new developments have included Buddhist modernism, the Vipassana movement which reinvigorated Theravāda meditation...

modern era saw Theravāda become an international religion, with centers in the Western world. It also saw the development of Theravāda movements in Asian...

served as rector of International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University from 2005 to 2019. In 2022, Ashin founded the University of Wisdom Land at which...

and Theravāda Buddhism. Historically, Mahāyāna had a prominent position in the region, but in modern times, most countries follow the Theravāda tradition...

Gautam Buddha University, in Noida in Uttar Pradesh in India. Myanmar Yangon International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Mayangon Township...

Supreme Head of the Sitagu Buddhist Academies Ashin Nandamalabhivamsa, rector of International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University Chanmyay Sayadaw, well-known...

The first Buddhist missionaries were called "Dharma Bhanaks", and some[who?] see a missionary charge in the symbolism behind the Buddhist wheel, which...

various Buddhist texts, and their specific teachings and practices. Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravāda (lit...

cabinet meeting on 26 June 1998 confirmed that the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University would be formed under MORA. On 1 April 2016, MORA...

Anālayo, Bhikkhu. The First Saṅgīti and Theravāda Monasticism. Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies (SIJBS) Volume IV (2015), ISSN- 20128878...

acting rector at the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University in Yangon. He founded the Dhammaduta Chekinda University and is known for his...

According to Theravāda sources, the Theravāda school maintains the Vibhajjavāda doctrines that were agreed upon during the putative Third Buddhist council...

largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by roughly 93.4 percent of the population. Thailand has the second largest Buddhist population in the...

monk (Bhikkhu) of the Theravāda tradition and was instrumental in introducing Buddhism in England. He established the first Buddhist Mission in the United...

Education College British University College Info Myanmar University International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University Karen Baptist Theological...

Tradition, Oxford University Press Cousins, L.S. (2001), "Review of Pain and its Ending: The Four Noble Truths in the Theravada Buddhist Canon" (PDF), Journal...

mainstream Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. A co-creation of Western Orientalists and reform-minded Asian Buddhists, Buddhist modernism...

University Mahamakut Buddhist University International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon State...

Wijayaratna, Mohan (1990), Buddhist monastic life: According to the Texts of the Theravāda Tradition (PDF), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-36428-7...

teachings of Buddhist philosophy, and their later commentaries from the 5th century BCE onwards. The other two vehicles are the Theravāda (or Hinayana)...

Theravāda New Year, also known as Songkran, is the water-splashing festival celebration in the traditional new year for the Theravada Buddhist calendar...

of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly...

Myanmar and include monasteries, pagodas and the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University. The crown umbrella atop the Shwedagon Pagoda, which...

(flourished 147–189) was a Kushan Buddhist monk from Gandhara who traveled to China during the Han dynasty and translated Buddhist texts into Chinese, and, as...

missionary activity to terrorism; as a result, Sinhalese Buddhist nationalists, including the JVP and JHU, who oppose attempts to convert Buddhists to...

Buddhist art Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism. It includes depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas...

Role in the Sangha International Meditation Centre International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University Ippen Itivuttaka Jai Bhim Jainism and Buddhism Jakuen...

also force Buddhist monks to marry. Additionally, Buddhist relics hidden by monks would be sought out and destroyed. The Jesuit missionaries were intolerant...