Thanlyin Mingyaung Sayadaw

Candimābhivaṃsa, commonly known by his position as Thanlyin Mingyaung Sayadaw, is the current Thathanabaing or Sangharaja of Myanmar, as the fifth head of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. Chief abbot of Mingyaung Pariyatti Monastery in Thanlyin, Sayadaw assumed the position on 9 March 2024.^[1]

His Holiness Bhaddanta Candimābhivaṃsa Sayadaw Phyagyi
စန္ဒိမာဘိဝံသ
Title	Agga Mahā Paṇḍita
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism
Temple	Thanlyin Mingyaung Pariyatti Monastery
School	Theravada
Dharma names	Candimā
Consecration	9 March 2023
Senior posting
Period in office	Sangharaja of Myanmar
Predecessor	Banmaw Sayadaw

Life

Sayadaw was born on 4 February 1947 in Bawgalut Village, Kyauktan Township in Yangon. Born to U Htwe and Daw Kyin, he is the only son and was named Soe Thein. At age 12, he became novice under Bawgalut Sayadaw and was named Candimā. Moved to Mingyaung Monastery in Thanlyin, he passed three levels of Pathamabyan examinations between 1962 and 1966. The whole Burma's first in Pathamagyi examination, he was titled Pathamagyaw.^[2]

Candimā was ordained as a monk in Mingyaung Monastery on 27 May 1964. He completed the series of Dhammācariya examinations by 1977 and received the titles of Sāsanadhaja Dhammācariya, Cetīyangana Pariyatti Dhammācariya Ganavācaka, and Pariyattisāsanahita Dhammācariya. Since July 1977, he has served a Pariyatti master in Mingyaung Monastery.^[3]