Tai Zawti
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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| Buddhism |
ၵိူင်းတႆးၸေႃးတိ | |
| Abbreviation | တႆးၸေႃးတိ, ၸေႃးတိ, ဇောတိ |
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| Formation | 1684 |
| Founder | Varajoti |
| Type | Buddhist monastic order and network of communities in Shan State, Kachin State, Mandalay, Yangon (Myanmar), and Dehong (China) |
| Headquarters | Paññālaṅkāra Zawti Monastery, Mohnyin, Myanmar |
| Affiliations | Thudhamma Gaing |
The Tai Zawti (Shan: တႆးၸေႃးတိ), Tai Zawti Sect (Shan: ၵိူင်းတႆးၸေႃးတိ), Zawti Sect (Shan: ၵိူင်းတႆးၸေႃးတိ, Burmese: ဇောတိဂိုဏ်း), or simply Zawti (Shan: ၸေႃးတိ, Burmese: ဇောတိ, Pali: Joti) is an austere and heterodox sect of Theravada Buddhism primarily found along the Myanmar–China border. Characterized by strict adherence to precepts and unique ritual practices, the group has historically faced persecution and remains relatively obscure outside its communities.