Sayar Myat

ထေရုပ္ပတ္တိ အကျဉ်း (brief introduction):

• Sayar Myat was born on August 9, 1945 and grew up as a Buddhist in Myanmar. According to Myanmar tradition, he became a temporary samanera and ordained monk at the ages of 13 and 20 and came to Canada in 1974. He learned and practiced the basics of Theravāda Buddhism and insight meditation from his main teacher Sayādawgyi U Janakābhivaṃsa of Yangon, Myanmar and also from the late Sayādawgyi U Paṅḍiṭābhivaṃsa and the late Sayādawgyi U Sīlānandabhivaṃsa.
• Since 1989, he has focused his efforts on teaching Theravāda Buddhism, using the meditation practice of mindfulness as a core principle. In 1991, he founded the Manawmaya Theravāda Buddhist Society (MTBS) with four Burmese-Canadian elders. He founded a Buddhist monastery in Surrey, BC to help Myanmar Canadians in the Vancouver area. In 2004, he left MTBS to teach English-speaking people at home. In 2007 he founded the Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation Society of Canada (SMSC). In 2011 he founded the Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center in Hope, BC. Both societies are non-profit organizations. Sayar Myat fills the roles of President, Director, Teacher and Translator at SMSC, Canada. There, people can learn and practice Mindfulness Insight Meditation in English throughout the year. Since starting Co-vid, he has transitioned his efforts from face-to-face to online teaching and has reached a large audience worldwide.