Pannya Jota Mahathera
Pannya Jota Mahathera | |
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ဦးပညာဇောတမဟာထေရ်
উ পঞ্ঞা জোত মহাথের | |
Ven. U Pannya Jota Mahathera in 2015 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | U Saw Hla 22 December 1955 |
| Died | 13 April 2020 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | L.L.B, L.L.M, B.C.S |
| Known for | Founder of Buddha Dhatu Jadi, Rama Zadi, The World Buddha Sasana Sevaka Sangha, etc. |
| Other names | Guru Bhante |
| Occupation | Ex. Sr. Asstt. Judge |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Pannya Passanara Buddhist Monaster, Ujani Para, Bandarban, Bangladesh |
Ven. U Pannya Jota Mahathera (Burmese: ဦးပညာဇောတမဟာထေရ်, Bengali: উ পঞ্ঞা জোত মহাথের; 22 December 1955 – 13 April 2020), locally known as Guru Bhante, was a Bangladeshi Theravada monk. He was born in a Royal Bohmong family in Bandarban, East Pakistan. He served the government of Bangladesh as a judge and magistrate for about eight years prior to becoming a Buddhist monk.