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Aggamahāpaṇḍita (Burmese : အဂ္ဂမဟာပဏ္ဍိတ , pronounced [ʔɛʔɡa̰ məhà pàɰ̃dḭta̰] Burmese Buddhist title conferred by the Myanmar government to distinguished Theravada Buddhist monks.
Etymology
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Aggamahāpandiṭa, meaning "foremost great and wise one," is derived from the following Pali terms:
Agga , from Aggasāvaka (အဂ္ဂသာဝက Sariputta and Mahamoggallana .
Mahā , meaning "great."
Paṇḍita , meaning "wise or learned person," and denoting possession of wisdom and knowledge of Tipitaka .[1]
Qualifications
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The title is usually awarded to Buddhist monks who are highly proficient in teaching the Dhamma or those who are believed to be enlightened (arahants ).
The title is awarded annually in January by the head of the Burmese government, following after rigorous and subtle examination of a monk's wisdom and achievement by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee .
Recipients must meet the following qualifications:[2]
Possesses the Aggamahāganthavācakapaṇḍita title
Has at least 40 years (vassa ) in the monkhood
Is an morally upright person (sīlavanta)
Has passed the Dhammācariya examination
Expert writer of Pali commentaries and Pali texts
Expert teacher of Pali commentaries and Pali texts
Serves as an abbot for a monastic college (ပရိယတ္တိစာသင်တိုက်)
Commands authority and influence among Sangha disciples
Free of accusations and disputes
History
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Historically, the Buddha had disciples who held title of Aggasāvaka and Mahāsāvaka who were already enlightened Ariyas and regarded as leaders of the communities of monks known as the Sangha .
From 1915 to 1942, the British colonial government conferred the title Aggamahāpaṇḍita (အဂ္ဂမဟာပဏ္ဍိတ) to 98 monks.[3] [3]
List of recipients
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See also
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References
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^ "ဘွဲ့တံဆိပ် ဂုဏ်အင်္ဂါအရည်အချင်းသတ်မှတ်ချက်" . Department of Religious Affairs (in Burmese). Ministry of Religious Affairs. 17 June 2015.
^ a b "ဘွဲ့တံဆိပ်သမိုင်း" . Department of Religious Affairs (in Burmese). Ministry of Religious Affairs.
^ "Sayadaw U Pannavamsa" . Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-04-10 .
^ "Religious and Cultural Relations" . Aggamaha Panditha Awardees . Embassy of Myanmar Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 15 February 2014 .
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
