Currently, Mandalay Sayadaw U Kesarinda is one of the most senior meditation teacher who has been awarded with the title of Aggamahākammaṭṭhāna ācariya by the government of Union of Myanmar.
Sayadaw U Kesarinda was ordained as a novice monk at a very young age. He was one of the earliest practising bhikkhu under Pa-Auk Sayadawgyi. In fact, he followed Sayadawgyi in founding Pa-Auk Forest Monastery and established its many branches.
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