Shwegyin Nikaya
ရွှေကျင်နိကာယ | |
| Abbreviation | Shwegyin |
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| Formation | 2 July 1860 |
| Type | Buddhist monastic order |
| Headquarters | Myanmar |
| Members | 50,692 (2016) |
| Leader | H.H Sitagu Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ñāṇissara, Soḷasama (16th) Shwegyin Thathanabaing |
Key people | Shwegyin Sayadaw U Jāgara |
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Shwegyin Nikāya (Burmese: ရွှေကျင်နိကာယ, MLCTS: Hrwekyang Ni.kaya., IPA: [ʃwèdʑɪ́ɰ̃ nḭkàja̰]; also spelt Shwekyin Nikāya) is the second largest monastic order of monks in Burma. It is one of the nine legally sanctioned monastic orders (Pali: gaṇa) in the country, under the 1990 Law Concerning Sangha Organizations.