Dhammadūta Chekinda University
ဓမ္မဒူတဆေကိန္ဒတက္ကသိုလ်
TypeBuddhist University
Established2017 (2017)
Location
Auk War Nat Chaung village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region
,
Myanmar

17°08′32″N 96°03′04″E / 17.14224°N 96.05099°E / 17.14224; 96.05099
Websitewww.dcumyanmar.com

The Dhammadūta Chekinda University (Burmese: ဓမ္မဒူတဆေကိန္ဒတက္ကသိုလ်) is a Buddhist missionary university, located in Auk War Nat Chaung village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region.[1] It was founded in 2017 by Dhammaduta abbot Dr. Ashin Chekinda and opened on February 24, 2019.[2]

Departments

  • Department of Sutta
  • Department of Abhidhamma
  • Department of Kamma, Meditation
  • Department of Buddhist Philosophy
  • Department of Pali Literature
  • Department of Buddhist History and Culture

Ovadacariya abbots

  1. Shwe Kyin Missionary Sayadaw (Vizzar Yone Sayadaw Gyi- Yangon)
  2. Bhaddanta Indo Bhasa Bhiwantha (Maha Gandharya Temple - Amarapura)
  3. Bhaddanta Nyanitsara (Sitagu Sayadaw - Sagaing)
  4. Bhaddanta Agga Nyanabiwantha (Si Shin Sayadaw Gyi- Mandalay)
  5. Bhaddanta Nandamala Bhiwantha (Archbishop- Sagaing)
  6. Bhaddanta Kosala (Wizzalankara Sayadaw- Mandalay)
  7. Bhaddanta Thirinda Bhiwantha (Tipitaka Yaw Sayadaw - Yangon)
  8. Bhaddanta Idata Thiri Bhiwantha (Aweyrama Sayadaw Mandalay)
  9. Dr. Bhaddanta Sandanathara (Kyaukme Sayadaw - Shan State)
  10. Bhaddanta Vayaminda Bhiwantha (Tipitaka Yezakyo Sayadaw - Yangon)
  11. Dr. Bhaddanta Adiswantha (International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University - Yangon)
  12. Bhaddanta Nyanuttara (Dhammaduta School - InYe)
  13. Bhaddantawa Settha Bhiwantha (Ma Soe Rim Temple - Mandalay)

References

  1. ↑ February 2019 Mirror News
  2. ↑ "Opening Ceremony of Dhammadūta Chekinda Buddhist University". Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services. February 24, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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