The Venerable Shin Arahan (Burmese: ရှင်အရဟံ [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ ʔəjəhàɰ̃]; formally, Dhammadassī Mahāthera, ဓမ္မဒဿီ မဟာထေရ် [dəma̰dəθì məhàtʰḛi]; c. 1034 – 1115)...
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teachers, Pronoun Use. Shin (ရှင် or သျှင်): Used for monks and noble men and women (Archaic; e.g., Shin Arahan, Shin Ye Htut, Yawei Shin Htwe). Thamein (သမိန်):...
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been converted to Theravada Buddhism from his native Ari Buddhism by Shin Arahan, a monk originally from Thaton.) In reality, it was merely a demand for...
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Mahavihara school of Ceylon, away from the Conjeveram-Thaton school of Shin Arahan. The primate, who was of Mon descent, and a group of Burmese monks visited...
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a rival, reluctantly recalled Kyansittha to Pagan, at the urging of Shin Arahan, primate of Pagan, to help administer the kingdom. Kyansittha left a...
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historical chronicles state that Anawrahta was converted by a Mon bhikkhu, Shin Arahan, to Theravāda Buddhism. The king may have been worried about the influence...
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Theravada Buddhist monk, son of the lord of Seinnyet, succeeded his teacher Shin Arahan as primate. For the next five decades, he was the chief religious adviser...
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conversion to Theravada Buddhism due to the efforts of a Mon bhikkhu named Shin Arahan, Anawrahta still supported Mahayana cultic practices and printed coins...
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on his father's side. His coronation was presided by an aging Primate Shin Arahan who also presided the coronations of the two predecessor kings, and adviser...
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Prince Saw Yun, the son of the late King Saw Lu. The primate of Pagan Shin Arahan broke the news to the prince, who subsequently committed suicide. The...
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games and are recognised as Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. Shin Arahan – primate who spread Theravada Buddhism in Bagan Kingdom and mainland...
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el Cid – Castillian knight who battled in the times of Reconquista Shin Arahan – Myanmar, credited with converting King Anawrahta to Theravada Buddhism...
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monks visited Sri Lanka led by Shin Uttarajiva. Upon their return, they refused to accept the validity of the Shin Arahan-derived Kanchipuram-Thaton school...
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seaport on the Gulf of Martaban, for trade with India and Sri Lanka. Shin Arahan, also called Dhammadassi, a monk born in Thaton and raised and educated...
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the crowned figure of King Kyanzittha kneeling piously in prayer, and Shin Arahan, the Mon monk who converted the King into Theravada Buddhism (meaning...
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Eudes), count of Champagne Reynelm (or Reinelm), bishop of Hereford Shin Arahan, Burmese religious adviser Tanchelm of Antwerp, Flemish priest Turgot...
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Wonhyo (617–668), Korean monk; prolific commentator on Mahayana sutras Shin Arahan, primate of Pagan Kingdom, 1056–1115 Ledi Sayadaw, propagator of Vipassanā...
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Eudes), count of Champagne Reynelm (or Reinelm), bishop of Hereford Shin Arahan, Burmese religious adviser Tanchelm of Antwerp, Flemish priest Turgot...
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Production, premiered in Myanmar on August 15, 2019. Htike San Moss as Shin Arahan Ye Aung as Anawrahta Nine Nine as Kyansittha Warso Moe Oo as Manisanda...
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Anawrahta, having been converted to Theravada Buddhism by a Mon monk, Shin Arahan, reportedly asked for the Theravada Buddhist canon from King Manuha of...
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successful invasion he returned to Pagan with the Buddhist missionary monk Shin Arahan and the Buddhist scriptures he had brought with him from Ceylon. After...
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Ashoka and Pyusawhti along with many later Bagan kings, including Shin Arahan. The Shin Arahan statue was donated by U Ohn Maw and Daw Than Kyi at a cost of...
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generally held belief within Myanmar is that a Bhikkhu (monk) named Shin Arahan from Thaton introduced Theravada Buddhism to the Bagan Kingdom. Anawrahta...
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Thailand and Cambodia, dates back to the 13th century, started by the monk Shin Arahan in the Pagan Kingdom. The Thathanabaing was responsible for managing...
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lineage of primates during the Pagan Kingdom, beginning with the monk Shin Arahan. The office, in its last incarnation, was established by King Bodawpaya...
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Shakyo Sheng-yen Shichidō garan Shikantaza Shin Arahan Shinbyu Shin Mahasilavamsa Shin Raṭṭhasāra Shin Upagutta Shin Uttarajiva Shinbutsu bunri Shinbutsu kakuri...
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ethnic Mon. To administer the upcountry, Saw Lu, at the urging of Primate Shin Arahan, reluctantly brought back Kyansittha, who had been sent to exile by Anawrahta...
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who had visited Sri Lanka, led by Shin Uttarajiva, returned to Bagan refusing to accept the validity of the Shin Arahan derived Kanchipuram-Thaton school...
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religious reformation with the help of Shin Arahan, the primate of Pagan. (Maha Yazawin does not say that Shin Arahan was from Thaton. That he was born in...
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Peninsula (to 1060) 1056 Anawrahta converted to Theravada Buddhism by Shin Arahan 1057 17 May Pagan conquers Thaton Kingdom according to the Burmese chronicles...
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