U Ottama

Sayadaw U Ottama (Burmese: ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ [sʰəjàdɔ̀ ʔú ʔoʊʔdəma̰]; also U Uttama (Pali: Uttama); 28 December 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, author, and a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule. The ethnic Rakhine (Arakanese) monk was imprisoned several times by the British colonial government for his anti-colonialist political activities.[1] He is considered a national hero in modern Myanmar.


U Ottama
ဆရာတော် ဦးဥတ္တမ
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TitleSayadaw
Personal
Born
Paw Tun Aung

28 December 1879
1st waning of Pyatho 1241 ME
Died9 September 1939(1939-09-09) (aged 59)
11th waning of Wagaung 1301 ME
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityArakanese
SchoolTheravada
Dharma namesUttama
OccupationBuddhist monk
Senior posting
Based inShwezedi Monastery, Sittwe

References

  1. Ba Yin (2007). Sayadaw U Ottama: Sower of Seed of Independence Movement (in Burmese). Yangon. p. 116.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)