International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University
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| Established | 8 December 1998 |
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| Rector | Ashin Nandamalabhivamsa |
| Students | 287 (2013-2014) |
| Address | Dhammapãla Hill, Mayangon Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
| Nickname | ITBMU / Buddhist University |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Religious Affairs (Burma) |
The International Theravãda Buddhist Missionary University (အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ သာသနာပြု တက္ကသိုလ်) is on the Dhammapãla Hill, Mayangon Township, in Yangon, Myanmar. It was inaugurated on 6th waxing moon of Nadaw, 1360 ME (9 December 1998).
The Minister for Religious Affairs, Major-General Sein Htwa, was chairman of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University Council and responsible for the inauguration.
In September 1998 he welcomed Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt when he visited and explained what was being done in preparation for opening the university. This included processing applications of trainees seeking admission, hiring faculty members and other staff, drawing up curricula, collecting textbooks and teacher's guides, constructing the buildings and preparing for the opening ceremony of the university.
The grand inauguration ceremony was held on 6th waxing moon of Nadaw, 1360 ME (9 December 1998), Wednesday, at the Mahã Pãsãna Cave on Kaba-Aye Hill, Mayangone, Yangon. In May 1999 at a meeting of the council Sein Htwa noted that the university was new and there had been some difficulties, but they had all been overcome.
The objectives are:
"Not to do any Evil, to do all Good, To Purify one's mind, This is the teaching of the Buddha."
The admonition of The great Benefactor Sayadaw Mingun Tipitakadhara Bhaddanta Vicittasãrãbhivamsa
The late Dr. Bhaddanta Silanandabhivamsa (16 December 1927) was the first rector in International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University. He was regarded as an extraordinarily skilful meditation teacher and well-known scholar. He taught Vipassana meditation, Abhidhamma and other aspects of Theravada Buddhism in English, Myanmar, Pali and Sanskrit. Myanmar government awarded the Doctorate of Literature (2000), Aggamahasaddhammajotikadvaja (1999) and Aggamahapandita (1993) titles. He died on 13 August 2005 in California, USA.
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