Bhante Mettānanda
ထေရုပ္ပတ္တိ အကျဉ်း (brief introduction):
- Bhikkhu Mettānanda is an Italian monk, ordained as a Buddhist Theravāda monk in 2011 in Myanmar under Chanmyay Sayādaw by Sayādaw U Indaka (Chanmyay Myaing Sayādaw). He began practising Vipassanā intensively in 2009 at Paṇḍiṭārāma Lumbini. His main meditation teachers are: Sayādaw U Vivekananda (Paṇḍiṭārāma, Lumbini), Sayādaw U Indaka (Chanmyay Myaing, Yangon) and Bhante Pemasiri (Kanduboda, Sri Lanka). From 2016 to 2019 he helped Sayādaw U Rajinda (SMC Singapore) by teaching in the youth cultural program, samanera program and youth meditation retreats. In 2018 he started conducting vipassanā meditation retreats at Santisukhārāma Meditation Center in Kota Tinggi, Malaysia. He is co-author of a book published in Italy on the life and teachings of the Venerable U Lokanātha the first Italian Buddhist Monk.