Biography of

U Tayzawbatha, Bhodi Mandaing Monastery, Sanford, Florida

Sayadaw U Tayzawbatha was born on Saturday, December 16 1927 (the 1^th Waning Moon of the month of Wakaung, Myanmar Era 1289) of parents U Yu and Daw Khin Htwe, Pharpon, Myanmar. At the age of 16, during the Japanese occupation, U Tayzawbatha became a novice at A-pyaung Monastery in A-paung Village, Pharpon, Myanmar under the preceptor Sayadaw U Tayzawuntha. He completed his education in Vineya Pali while he was a novice. With the support of his own parents, in1946 (the 8^th Waxing Moon of the month Tagu, Myanmar Era 1308), he became a full-fledged monk at the Aung-Mye-Bob-Tha monastery with Sayadaw Zawtika as preceptor.

He received his education at Government Primary School in Pharpon. He had his religious education in Tipitaka at Aung-Mye-Bon-Tha Monastery, Pharpon. After ordination he moved to Mandalay. He got the degree of Dhamāmacāriya, Master of Dhamma, in 1948. Sayadaw also passed the Master of Dhamma (Saccathiha) examination held by Pariyatti Sasanahita in the same year. He served as a Pāli professor and Head of Department in Nyaung-Yann Pali University, Mandalay.

He was one of the editors of the board to edit and to compare the Ku-Tho-Daw (Mandalay) stone writings with Hanthawadddy’s reproduced Tipitakas. He participated in the sixth Sangha’s Convention. He also edited Mahāniddesa Pāli for Nyaug-Yann Pāli University. Sayadaw was an author of many magazine articles publication (on Dhamma, Western Religions, and on Vipassana meditation in New Light of Myanmar, and Mandalay Hanthawaddy News paper.

The Progressive Buddhist Association of Azusa invited him to U.S.A. in May 16, 1989 and he served as an Abbot for four years. U Win Myint, mathematic professor at the University of Tennessee, was the founder of Buddhist Temple in Nashville, Tennessee. U Win Myint invited Sayadaw to spend one year (vasa) at the Buddhist Temple and Sayadaw taught Dhamma to Cambodian refugees.

 Since coming to United States in 1989, he has been teaching insight meditation, Abhidhamma, and Discourses, in Canada, California, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee and in Jamica. He founded the Bhodhi Mandaing Monastery in Sanford, Florida and he is now the Chief Abbot of the new Bhodhi Mandaing Monastery.

He is also the spiritual advisor of the Buddhist Temple in Jamaica and taught Vipassana meditation in January of every year. Sayadaw taught Vipassana meditation at TTVMC in November 5 to 14, 2003. He also taught Vipassana meditation at Burma Buddhist Association, LaPuente, and at Illinois University, Chicago, Ill.