The Venerable Acinna, commonly referred to as the “Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw” (and, in less formal circumstances, as “Pa-Auk Sayadaw”), is the current abbot and principal teacher at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery. “Sayadaw” is a Burmese honorific title meaning “respected teacher.” The Sayadaw was born in 1934, in Leigh-Chaung Village, Hinthada Township, in the delta region … Continue reading Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw