Sayadaw U Paṇḍita

PersonType	Category:Abbots Category:Authors of English Works Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Category:Theravada Buddhist Teachers
FirstName / namefirst	U
LastName / namelast	Paṇḍita
MainNamePhon	Sayadaw U Paṇḍita
SortName	Paṇḍita, U
bio	Sayadaw U Paṇḍita (Burmese: ဆရာတော် ဦးပဏ္ဍိတ, pronounced [sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú pàɰ̃dḭta̰]; also Ovādācariya Sayādo Ū Paṇḍitābhivaṁsa; 28 July 1921 – 16 April 2016) was one of the foremost masters of Vipassanā. He trained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition of Myanmar. A successor to the late Mahāsi Sayādaw, he has taught many of the Western teachers and students of the Mahāsi style of Vipassanā meditation. He was the abbot of Paṇḍitārāma Meditation Center in Yangon, Myanmar. (Source Accessed Mar 25, 2026)
YearBirth	1921
YearDeath	2016
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