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Ashin Khammai Dhammasāmi (Burmese: အရှင်ဓမ္မသာမိ, Pali: Dhammasāmi, born 1964), also known as Oxford Sayadaw, is a prominent Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk. He founded Oxford Buddha Vihara in 2003, where he serves as the abbot. He also serves as the Buddhist chaplain to Oxford University, a member of the Oxford Council of Faith, a fellow of Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, and a world council member for Religions for Peace. He is the founder of the Shan State Buddhist University in Taunggyi.

Early Life and Education

Dhammasāmi was born in 1964 in Naungpan village, Lecha Township, Shan State, Burma (now Myanmar). He was ordained as a samanera at the age of six, and was ordained as a Buddhist monk at the age of 19. In 2004, he obtained a PhD at Oxford University.

Missions and Works

In 2014, He founded the Shan State Buddhist University, Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar.

References

1. ^ "About Us". Oxford Buddha Vihara. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
2. "Sayadaw Dr. K. Dhammasami". Religions for Peace. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
3. "Shan State Buddhist University". Shan State Buddhist University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
4. ^ "Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Shan State Buddhist University in Taunggyi, pays homage to World Missionary Oxford Sayadaw and presents offerings". Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services. 2021-10-02.
5. "Solo Catalogue, Bodleian Library, Oxford University". Oxford University. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
6. "Why SSBU?". Shan State Buddhist University. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

• 1964 births
• Theravada Buddhist monks
• Burmese Theravada Buddhists
• Burmese Buddhist monks
• Living people
• People from Shan State
• Alumni of the University of Oxford
• Alumni of the University of Kelaniya