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The Most Venerable Paññābhoga (1892-1971)

The Pioneer of Shan Tipitaka, (Pitaka Translation Project into Shan) The Pathama Mahānāyaka of the Shan State, The Union of Myanmar (Thanks to the original author)

The Life of Ven. Paññābhoga The Most Ven. Paññābhoga was the leader of Shan State Saṅgha in Shan State as a whole. The brief account of his own life is prominently known as the pioneer of Shan Tipitaka, the extensive translations of Tipitaka from the Pali into Shan.

He was born in Par-Ke Village, Mongsu township, Southern Shan State in 1892. His parents were Lung Yort and Pa Nang Kham. His birth name was Sai Parn Zin.

Higher Ordination He was ordained as a (novice) under the chief incumbent of Par-Ke Monastery in 1909. His Samanera name was Ven. Paññābhoga. Samanera

In 1913, he was ordained as a Bhikkhu (high ordination) under the chief incumbent of Pardep monastery, at Kyung Wan Yok ordination hall, in Kesi Township of Southern Shan State. His high ordination devotees were Pu Loi Marn Hseng and Nai Loi Marn Hseng.

Education The Ven. Paññābhoga firstly started learning primary monastic education at Par-Ke Monastery, Mongsu in Southern Shan State in 1907. Then he moved to several places in Shan State, such as Kyung Wan Yok, Kesi Township, Kyaun Yord and Kyaun Wan Khar, Kyaukme Township, for further studies of his monastic education.

Later, he moved to Yameatheen and Visuddharama Monastery in Mandalay, the second capital of Myanmar, Kyaitkasarn Monastery in Yangon; the capital of Myanmar, Pubbharama in Pegu Township of Pegu Division.

His first overseas Dhamma journey was to India as a pilgrim in 1929 and proceed to Sri Lanka for his further studies such as Pāli, Sanskrit, Hindi and English up to 1933.

Religious Titles

1. The Most Venerable Paññābhoga was conferred a religious title "Paññābhoga Gaṇavācaka Dhammarājaguru" by Sao Pha Hsipaw Sao Khun Kheo, in 1926. 
2. The religious title "Shwegyin Nikāya Mahānyaāka Rājaguru" by Sao Pha Mongsu, in 1934
3. The Dhamma talk title "Southern Shan State Buddhasāsanā Ganavācaga Dhammakathika" by the most venerable Shwegyin in 1940.
4. The title "Saṭṭhasangīti Ovāda Sanghanāyaka" was by   the President of the Union of Myanmar; Dr. Pa Oo, in 1957. 
5. To honour the unique service of the Most Venerable to the Buddha Sāsanā, the title "the First Chairman of Shan State Sangha Council or the Pathama Mahānāyaka of Shan State Council' was conferred by the Sangha of Shan State Committee,  in 1958.

Buddhasāsanā experiences

He was the first translator of Tipitaka from Pāli into Shan  in 1958.

He was the chief incumbent of Pitaka Monastery of Panglong and kept on translating Tipitaka from Pāli into Shan until completed them in 1960. The Most Ven. had started the set-up of monastic education and its Pariyattisaddhamma examinations of Shan State Monastic educations at Pitaka Translation Temple, in Panglong. In fact, this temple has long been the heart of promoting the study (pariyatti) and the practice (patipatti) of Theravada Buddhism among Shan speaking people in the Union of Myanmar. The most Ven. passed away at Myaratana Hospital in Yangon in 1971. His bone enshrined in a Stupa which is near to Pitaka Monastery of Panglong, Southern Shan State, Union of Myanmar.

Publication

1. The Pālipaguna 2. The Bhikkhu Patimokkha (Vinaya Pitaka) 3. The translation of Kaccāyana Grammar 4. The origin of Sangaha (Abhidhamma Pitaka) 5. Khuddasikkhā 6. Mūlasikkhā 7. Kambhojahitarāsī 8. The rules of Sāmanera 9. The translations of 35 books of Tipitaka

The Most Ven. Paññābhoga was a Shan scholar monk, whose personality was highly regarded by Shan people in the history of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century. So far, the reflection of his life and work has been as the most respected Shan Buddhist pioneer. Finally, he was a renowned scholar and translator of Pāli scriptures because of his important work in the promotion of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia. Hsai Beaw Khur (talk) 23:51, 1 ဢေႃးၵၢတ်ႉ 2023 (UTC)