Ledi sayadaw monastery greetings

Key Figure in the Vipassana Movement

Ledi Sayadaw U Ñaṇadhaja (Burmese: လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ, pronounced[lɛ̀dìsʰəjàdɔ̀ʔúɲàna̰dəza̰]; 1 December 1846 – 27 June 1923^[1]) was an influential TheravadaBuddhistmonk.

He was recognized from a young age as being developed in both the theory (Abhidhamma) and practice of Buddhism and so was revered as being scholarly.^[2] He wrote many books on Dhamma in Burmese and these were accessible even to a serious lay person, hence he was responsible for spreading Dhamma to all levels of society and reviving the traditional practice of Vipassanāmeditation, making it more available for renunciates and lay people alike.^[1]

Biography

Sayadaw began his studies at age 20 in Mandalay at Thanjaun.^[1] While there he was considered to be a bright and ambitious young monk^[1] but his work was scholarly; there is no evidence that Sayadaw engaged in a serious meditation practice during