Venerable Paññādhikālaṅkāra

  • Pariyatti-Sāsanahita Distinguished Samanera
  • Sasanadhaja-Dhammacariya, Vinayavidū, M.A. (Buddhist Studies)
  • Registrar – Mahāvihāra Dhamma-Vinaya University (MDVU)
  • Head and Founder Of Pyinnyaryaungchi Buddhist Education Centre

Venerable Paññādhikālaṅkāra is Registrar and Associate Professor of the Patipatti Department in Mahāvihāra Dhamma-Vinaya University (MDVU), Myanmar. He is also the head and founder of Pyinnyaryaungchi Buddhist Education Centre in Myanmar.

He studied in the traditional way in educational monasteries in Mandalay and was conferred Sāsanadhaja-Dhammācariya and Vinayavidū Degrees by Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of Myanmar, and Sāsanālankāra Distinghished Sāmanera Degree by Pariyatti-Sāsanahita Board Exam.

After graduating as Dhammacariya (Dhamma Teacher), he was appointed as a teacher in various Buddhist education centres. Subsequently, he furthered his studies at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and graduated with M.A. Degree (Buddhist Studies) in 2012. He also started teaching  Abhidhamma and Pāli in English with classmates from different countries during his postgraduate studies in Sri Lanka.

In 2015, he followed the guidance of the Most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw. 

In 2017, he became a lecturer at Mahāvihāra Dhamma-Vinaya University (MDVU). He was also appointed as the Registrar of MDVU.

In 2018, he was appointed as a member of representatives in a collaborative project between University of Chicago and Myanmar Buddhist scholars. He was also designated as a member of the educational delegation both in United States and Myanmar.

Presently, he is serving as a member of the Central Examination Board in Abhidhamma & Visuddhimagga, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of Myanmar (2019-2020 Exam). He is also a Religious Spiritual Adviser & Instructor of Pāli and Abhidhamma to foreign students and meditators.

Venerable is teaching Applied Abhidhamma (in Burmese) currently and has given Dhamma teachings, especially on Abhidhamma, in Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, and America. 

He speaks Burmese and English.

Buddhist Education Credentials
M.A, Buddhist Studies (2012), University Of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Sāsanadhaja-Dhammācariya degree (2006), Government Exam, Myanmar
Vinayavidū degree (2004), Government Exam, Myanmar
Sāsanālankāra Distinghished Sāmanera Degree (2003), Pariyatti-Sāsanahita Board Exam, Mandalay, Myanmar