Ashin Nandamalabhivamsa


Ashin Nandamālābhivamsa is a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk. He is rector of Sītagū International Buddhist Academy in Sagaing and served as rector at International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University from 2005 to 2019.

Early life and education

He was born on March 22, 1940 in the village of Nyaung-bin, in Singu, Mandalay, to parents San Hla and Khin. He received a grounding in Pali and Buddhist scripture from his brother. He went to the monastic school when he was six and became a novice monk at Sagaing Hills at the age of ten, under the patronage of U Canda, head of the Vipassanā monastery. He was given the Dharma name “Nandamāla”.
He completed MA and doctoral degrees at Kelaniya University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Posts

Nandamālābhivamsa is rector of Sītagū International Buddhist Academy in Sagaing. After the death of Bhaddanta Silanandabhivamsa in 2005, he became rector of International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University in Yangon and retired in November 2019.
He founded the Dhammavijjālaya Centre for Buddhist Studies of Mahāsubodhayon monastery in Sagaing in 2003.

Awards

In 1996 the national government awarded him the title Aggamaha Gantavacaka Pandita, and in 1999 he received the title Aggamaha Pandita.

Publications

The published works of Nandamālābhivamsa include: