U Ottama
Myanmar Buddhist monk
Sayadaw U Ottama (Burmese: ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ [sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú ʔoʊʔdəma̰]; also U Uttama (Pali: Uttama); 28 December 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, author, and a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule. The ethnic Rakhine (Arakanese) monk was imprisoned several times by the British colonial government for his anti-colonialist political activities.[1] He is considered a national hero in modern Myanmar.
U Ottama | |
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ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ | |
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Title | Sayadaw |
Personal | |
Born | Paw Tun Aung 28 December 1879 1st waning of Pyatho 1241 ME |
Died | 9 September 1939 11th waning of Wagaung 1301 ME | (aged 59)
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Arakanese |
School | Theravada |
Dharma names | Uttama |
Occupation | Buddhist monk |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Shwezedi Monastery, Sittwe |
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