Bhaddanta Ketu

Ven.
Bhaddanta Ketu Mahānāyaka Mahāthero
ဘဒ္ဒန္တ ကေတု မဟာနာယက မဟာထေရ်
TitleMahānāyaka of the Rāmañña Nikāya Mon Saṅgha in Rāmaññadesa
Personal life
BornMehm Poe Glaine
(1929-12-16) 16 December 1929
Than Hle Village, Hpa-An Township, Kayin State
NationalityMon
Parents
  • Nai Saike (father)
  • Mi Chae (mother)
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
LineageRāmañña Nikāya
Dharma namesMost Ven. Bhaddanta Ketu Mahānāyaka Mahāthero

Bhaddanta Ketu Mahānāyaka Mahāthero (born 16 December 1929) is a senior Buddhist monk of the Rāmañña Nikāya within the Mon Saṅgha of southern Myanmar. He is known for his long monastic career, work in monastic education, meditation instruction, and efforts to preserve and publish Mon palm-leaf manuscripts.

He serves as a Mahānāyaka of the Rāmañña Nikāya Mon Saṅgha in Rāmaññadesa (southern Myanmar) and resides at the Rāmañña Nikāya Pariyatti Bhā Sarm Hle Monastery in Than Hle Village, Hpa-An Township, Kayin State.

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