Dhammaduta Chekinda University

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]

Dhammadūta Chekinda University

ဓမ္မဒူတဆေကိန္ဒတက္ကသိုလ်
Type	Buddhist University
Established	2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Location	Auk War Nat Chaung village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region , Myanmar 17°08′32″N 96°03′04″E
Website	www.dcumyanmar.com

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)

See also

• List of Buddhist universities across the world

References

1. February 2019 Mirror News^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Opening Ceremony of Dhammadūta Chekinda Buddhist University". Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services. February 24, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

External links

• Official website