Pa-Auk Forest Monastery
Theravāda forest monastery in Mawlamyine, Mon State
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The Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, known in Burmese as the Pa-Auk Tawya (Burmese: ဖားအောက်တောရကျောင်း, MLCTS: Hpa:auk Tau:ra.kyaung:), is a Theravāda monastery in the village of Pa-Auk in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. It is situated in a tropical forest along the Dawna Range.[1] It is the main monastery complex and meditation centre of the Pa-Auk Group,[1] Pa-Auk Society, or Pa-Auk Foundation[2] that comprises over 40 branches and associate centres in Myanmar and various countries.[3][4] The Most Ven. Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa has been its abbot since 1981, succeeding the Ven. Phelhtaw Sayadaw Aggapañña at the latter's request.[5][6]
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| Pa-Auk Forest Monastery | |
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ဖားအောက်တောရကျောင်း | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravāda |
| Forest monastery | |
| Leadership | The Most Ven. Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Mawlamyine |
| State | Mon State |
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Architecture | |
| Established | 1926 |
| Website | |
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The monastery provides an ideal setting for the long-term practice of meditation. The number of residents varies seasonally from approximately 1,500 to 2,500 during festive periods. This includes more than 300 foreign monks, nuns and lay practitioners, originating from over 20 countries.[3]
Pa Auk Tawya Branches
Burmese Branches
- 18 miles 3 furlongs, Highway, Hle Ku
- Kan Hla Yik Thar School, Kan Hla Village, near Magway Airport, Magway Division
- Kaw Wale, Kyong Do, Karen State
- Kan Bya In Kyin Myaing Towra, Salin, Magway Division
- Kyong Phaik Towra, Mudon Township, Mon State
- Kyauk Kla, Thein Zayet, Kyaik Tho, Mon State
- Kyauk Gu Kyaung, Metta Lin Myaing Village, Myawaddy Township, Karen State
- Kyauk Tan, Yangon Southern District
- Kyintali, Thandwe Township, Rakhine State
- Sa Lin Gyi, Sagaing Region
- Sison Taung, Kin Village, Paung, Mon State
- Zamyun Taung Towra, Wek Kali Village, Thanbyuzayat Township
- Extended (2) Ward, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region
- Taung Waing Gyi Wildlife Sanctuary Mawlamyine
- Tattu Dhamma Yeiktha (Extended) Pyin Oo Lwin
- Dawei, Tanintharyi Region
- Natsan Tawra, Kume, Myit Thar, Mandalay Region
- Nam San Township, Southern Shan State
- Bago, Myo Shwe Road, Bago Region
- Pyin Oo Lwin (1), Mandalay Region
- Pyin Oo Lwin (2), Mandalay Region
- Pha Klay, Ye, Mon State
- Pha Auk Tawra (Main), Pha Auk, Mawlamyine
- Hpa-an, Karen State
- Hpa-an, Karen State
- Maayi Lake, Aryataw, Sagaing Region
- Maha Bodhi Seminary, Baw Gyi Village, Tot Kyant, Mingalardon Township
- Mandalay Mountain Foothills, Mandalay, Mandalay Region
- Myeik, Tanintharyi Region
- Shwe Gu Si Kyaung, Kyaukka (North), Monywa Township
- Shwe Nyaung Pin, Kone Talone Village, Myan Aung Township
- Hle Ku, Yangon Region
- Wan Nat Chaung, Hmawbi, Yangon Region
- Wimutti Tow, Nyaung Mak Village, 9 Mile, Pulaw Township, Tanintharyi Region
- Thukhathitala Land, Ingapu Township, Ayeyarwady Region
- Shan San Tow, Kyong Ka, Paung, Mon State
- Shan Lyin, Yangon Southern District
- Sallay Kha Patipat Yeiktha, Hmawbi, Yangon Region
- He Ho, Pha Aok Tow, Ba Ning Village Tract, between Ywa Daw Village and Myak Set Village, Kalaw Township
- Alone, Monywa, Sagaing Region
- Ingapu, Ayeyarwady Region
- Intakaw, Bago Region
