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36th Infantry Division enters the town of Tigyiang during the advance down the Irrawaddy Valley towards Mandalay, Myanmar. 22 December 1944.
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1871: the first Burmese embassy to the UK arrives in the hope of a peace treaty with Queen Victoria. Seated L-R: Royal Secretary Naymyo Mindin Thurayn Maung Cheint; the Pangyet Wundauk Maha Minkyaw Raza Maung Shwe O. Chief Minister the Kinwun Mingyi (leading the embassy); the Pandee Wundauk Maha Minhla Kyawhtin Maung Shwe Pin (educated in Calcutta). Standing in back: Major A.R. McMahon. British Agent at Mandalay (I think) and Edmund Jones. Burmese Consul at Rangoon (both fluent in Burmese).Kinwun Mingyi
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Kawleikgyin Ne Win (Burmese: ကောလိပ်ဂျင်နေဝင်း, 1 October 1928 – 2 June 1983) was a two-time Burmese Academy Award winning Burmese film actor and director. Conceived Ne Win, he was given his well known moniker after his fruitful presentation film, Kawleikgyin (The Collegian), so as not to be mistaken for the late Burmese strongman of a similar name, Gen. Ne Win.
Ne Win was conceived in Hinthada (Henzada), Ayeyarwady Division, the child of Daw Tin, an educator, and U Thet Pe, a cop. Subsequent to moving on from Coming High School in Hinthada, Ne Win enrolled in the Burmese Navy in 1946. He cleared out the naval force in 1951 to select in Rangoon University. At the college, Ne Win played for the Rangoon University football group as a striker forward. Ne Win demonstrated a capable footballer. He made the Burmese national group in 1955, and won the Best Player grant given by the Burma Football Federation in 1956. Ne Win earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958.
Ne Win made his film make a big appearance in 1959 with Kawleikgyin. Director Chinn Sein cast Ne Win, a broadly surely understood footballer, to assume the title part in his film about a romantic tale between a lovely young lady and a joyful Rangoon University sportsman. The film's tremendous notoriety in a flash made Ne Win one of the main men of Burmese silver screen. Known as Kawliekgyin Ne Win from that point on, he remained a main man in the 1960s, featuring in many movies.
Beginning in the late 1960s, Kawleikgyin Ne Win effectively exchanged into more established, father-figure parts. He won his two Burmese Academy Awards late in his vocation in 1969 and 1979.
Kawleikgyin Ne Win was married to Khin Marla, little girl of the late Bo Zeya, an individual from the incredible Thirty Comrades and military pioneer of the Communist Party of Burma. He has 4 youngsters. His lone child and his second most youthful girl are both effective specialists in their own privilege. His child Yaza Ne Win is a comedic performing artist and artist, and was well known in the late 1990s and mid 2000s. The little girl Hayma Ne Win is a standout amongst the best Burmese vocalists, prominent amid the late 1990s. His eldest girl Thandar Ne Win has her own business firm and possesses lodgings. His most youthful little girl, Yupar Ne Win is cherishing in America. Kawleikgyin Ne Win never saw his youngsters' expert achievement which came after his demise in 1983.
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1945 Japanese surrender to Allied forces in front of Convocation Hall (Rangoon, Burma).
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Myat Paya Lat
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Princess Myat Paya Lat (Burmese: မြတ်ဘုရားလတ်, 4 October 1883 – 4 April 1956) was the most senior individual from the Burmese Royal Household after the passing of her dad, King Thibaw while in a state of banishment in 1916. Conceived at the Royal Palace to Thibaw and Supayalat, Mandalay, the princess hitched at the Collector's Bungalow, Ratnagiri, Bombay, India, 20 February 1917, Khin Maung Lat [Burma Raja Sahib], Private Secretary to Ex-King Thibaw, at some point Officer in the Indian Police, a nephew of King Thibaw and child of the "Duke and Duchess" of Ngape and Mindat.
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Soldiers remove their shoes while they visit a pagoda in Rangoon, 13 May 1945.
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The Queen's Brick Monastery
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Nanmadaw Me Nu (Burmese: နန်းမတော် မယ်နု, 18 June 1783 – 12 May 1840) was the main ruler of King Bagyidaw of Konbaung line of Burma from 1819 to 1837. Hitched to Bagyidaw (then, Prince of Sagaing) in 1801, Me Nu moved toward becoming ruler when Bagyidaw rose the royal position on 5 June 1819, with the title Namadaw Mibaya Khaunggyi (actually, Queen of the Main Palace).
Me Nu was a piece of the war party alongside Gen. Maha Bandula and her sibling Maung O, the Lord of Salin, in Bagyidaw's court that supported war with the British. After the unfortunate First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) that left the nation disabled, Bagyidaw turned out to be progressively withdrawn. Me Nu and her sibling progressed toward becoming accepted leaders of the nation, and they were abundantly dreaded for their overbearing principle. In February 1837, Crown Prince Tharrawaddy, sibling of Bagyidaw, raised a resistance to Bagyidaw, effectively constraining Bagyidaw to abandon in April. Tharrawaddy put his sibling under house capture yet executed Me Nu and her sibling.
Ruler Me Nu had a child and a girl with Bagyidaw. The child, Prince of Palaing, kicked the bucket youthful at 10 in April 1804. The little girl Princess Supayagale was a ruler (Queen Hsinbyumashin) of King Mindon and mother of Burma's last ruler Supayalat.
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WW II: British troops in Burma, 1945.
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U Kaung at age 50
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Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung C.S.I. (Burmese: ကင်းဝန်မင်းကြီး ဦးကောင်း, likewise spelt U Gaung; 3 February 1822 – 30 June 1908) was a central priest amid the rules of King Mindon and Thibaw, and also a pioneer government employee. He endeavored to westernize the Burmese kingdom's current organization into a more law based framework. In view of such endeavors to do as such, he was charged by many to have enabled Britain to win the Third Anglo-Burmese War.
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The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw
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Mahasi Sayadaw U Sobhana (Burmese: မဟာစည်ဆရာတော် ဦးသောဘန, 29 July 1904 – 14 August 1982) was a Burmese Theravada Buddhist friar and contemplation ace who significantly affected the educating of Vipassana (Insight) reflection in the West and all through Asia.
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1871: the first Burmese embassy to the UK arrives in the hope of a peace treaty with Queen Victoria. Seated L-R:
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Statue of Mingun Sayadaw
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The Venerable Mingun Sayadaw U Vicittasarabivamsa (Burmese: မင်းကွန်းဆရာတော် ဦးဝိစိတ္တသာရာဘိဝံသ, 1 November 1911 – 9 February 1993) was a Burmese Theravada Buddhist minister, best known for his memory aptitudes and his part in the Sixth Buddhist Council.
Ven. Mingun Sayadaw was born Maung Khin to U Sone and Daw Sin in 1911 in Kyipin Village in Myingyan Township, Mandalay Province, British Burma. His dad kicked the bucket when Maung Khin was just 4 years of age. Amid his childhood, he was noted for being saved and his cleanliness.
At 5 years old, he was sent to the town religious community as indicated by Burmese Buddhist convention, to get a fundamental devout instruction. The managing sayadaw was U Sasana who had been instructed at the Nan Oo Monastery, an unmistakable cloister in Mandalay.
His granddad, U Chai showed him Buddhist petitions and recitations. It was for these that he would increase awesome after and distinction as the Mingun Sayadaw. At 7 years old, he was incidentally noviciated according to Theravada convention, at the Min Kyaung Taik in Myingyan, with U Sobhita as preceptor. Since that age, Maung Khin showed extraordinary retaining capacity. He likewise read a wide exhibit of diaries, books, magazines and books.
At 10, his mom supported his introduction into the Sangha, again under the tutorledge of U Sobhita. He was presented the religious name Shin Vicittasara, which implies Outstanding in Pali.
At 13, he sat for the Vinaya Examination held by the Sanghasamaggi Association in Myingyan, picking up unmistakable quality in the Myingyan religious circle. The following year, he sat for another exam, the Pariyatti Examination where he effectively presented the Abhidhamma from memory to the invigilating senior friars. A short time later, he sat for different evaluating religious examinations.
Sayadaw's Tripitka books
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Monkhood and Awards
In 1930, Shin Vicittasara moved to Mingun in Sagaing Division to proceed with his further learns at the Dhammananda Monastery. From that time till his demise in 1993, he would be situated in Mingun, along these lines ended up noticeably known as the Mingun Sayadaw. He got awesome support from a thilashin, Daw Dhammacari. Around the same time, he was appointed as a friar with the support of Sir and Lady Thwin. In 1933, he was presented the uncommon title of Pahtamakyaw as he passed the Highest level religious Examination at the highest point of his associate.
The Maha Sanghasamaggi Association, which directed the religious exams presented the addition Abhivamsa to his name in 1934. Consequently, the sayadaw had picked up his dharma name with which he would be famous all through Myanmar.
From 1950 to 1953, the sayadaw sat and passed the state directed Tipitakadhara Selection Examination, for which the legislature of the recently autonomous Union of Burma presented different titles and respects. In 1953, he turned into the primary friar ever to be granted the title of Tipitakadhara, which means Keeper and Guardian of the Tipitaka.
6th Buddhist Synod
Under the sponsorship and support of the U Nu government, the Sixth Buddhist Council was held in the reason constructed Mahapasana Cave at the Kaba Aye Pagoda in Yangon from 1954 to 1956. Close by the admired Mahasi Sayadaw, the Mingun Sayadaw assumed a key part in the Sangha Executive Committee. He took part in noting all inquiries concerning the Vinaya, the bit of the Tripitaka managing disciplinary tenets of the Sangha.
It was said that the sayadaw reviewed the correct book, page and line of each term in the Tripitaka.
Later work
At the Request of Prime Minister U Nu and the Buddha Sasana Council, he started take a shot at a treatise on the Life Story of the Buddha, titled the Maha Buddhavamsa from 1955 to 1960. The Maha Buddhavamsa is viewed as the most noteworthy accomplishment of the sayadaw's abstract work.
In 1979, the Burmese government, now under the run of General Ne Win and Burma Socialist Program Party presented the title of Agga Maha Pandita in acknowledgment of his accomplishments and commitments. The following year, he filled in as the central counselor for the meeting of the First All Orders Sangha Congregation - an endeavor by the legislature to get control over the diverse Buddhist orders in the nation.
Guinness Record
In 1985, the Guinness Book of Records recorded the sayadaw as a record holder in the Human memory classification. The correct passage was Human memory: Bhandanta Vicitsara (sic) presented 16,000 pages of Buddhist standard content in Rangoon, Burma in May 1954. Uncommon examples of eidetic memory - the capacity to extend and thus "outwardly" review material- - are known to science.
Last Year
The sayadaw was in his 80s when the present military administration of Myanmar took control. He separated himself from the majority rule government exhibitions and the 8888 development. As the legislature set its position, the sayadaw was drawn nearer by the administration to go to its religious occasions, which he consented to do as such. The sayadaw did not participate in any legislative issues but rather a couple of radical components of the ace majority rule government development considered him as an administration flunky. Be that as it may, his notoriety was never discolored as he proceeded with his religious work until the very end.
The sayadaw kicked the bucket in 1992 of confusions from a disease. He was given an accepted state memorial service, where he was sent off by countless friars, government authorities and fans. His powder were then scattered over different areas the nation over to symbolize the national religious figure he had come to exemplify.
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Ledi Sayadaw U Ñanadhaja (Burmese: လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ, 1 December 1846 – 27 June 1923) was a compelling Theravada Buddhist friar. He was perceived from a youthful age as being produced in both the hypothesis (Abhidharma) and routine of Buddhism as was respected as being academic.
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Photograph of an unidentified Burmese representative at the June 1911 coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in London.
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U Vimala (Burmese: မိုးကုတ်ဆရာတော် ဦးဝိမလ, normally known as the Mogok Sayadaw; 27 December 1899 - 17 October 1962) was a famous bhikkhu and vipassanā contemplation ace of Theravada Buddhism.