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Maha Dwara Nikaya (Burmese: မဟာဒွာရနိကာယ, IPA: [məhà dwàɹa̰ nḭkàja̰]); also spelt Maha Dwaya Nikaya or Mahādvāra Nikāya, is a small monastic order of monks in Myanmar (Burma), primarily in Lower Myanmar. This order is very conservative with respect to Vinaya regulations. It is one of 9 legally sanctioned monastic orders (nikaya) in the country, under the 1990 Law Concerning Sangha Organizations.

Statistics

Ordained Buddhist monks by monastic order in Myanmar (2016).

According to 2016 statistics published by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, 6,166 monks belonged to this monastic order, representing 1.15% of all monks in the country, making it the third largest order after Thudhamma and Shwegyin Nikaya. With respect to geographic representation, the majority are based in Lower Burma, with a sizable plurality of Mahādvāra monks living in Ayeyarwady Region (40.69%), followed by Yangon Region (20.65%), Bago Region (20.61%), and Mon State (9.97%).

Origins

The founding of Maha Dwara Nikaya was inspired by nikaya reforms in Sri Lanka during the 19th century. This Nikaya was founded in 1855, over disputes with the Thudhamma Nikaya on the constitution of a sīmā (သိမ် or thein in Burmese), a formal boundary in which Buddhist religious ceremonies (including ordination of Sangha) occur.

In 1900 and 1918, two other groups, the Anaukchaung Dwara (အနောက်ချောင်းဒွာရ) and Mula Dwara (မူလဒွာရ; Mūladvāra) respectively, separated from the Maha Dwara Nikaya over leadership disputes.

References

1. ^ "Dwara Nikaya". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
2. ^ Carbine, Jason A (2011). Sons of the Buddha: Continuities and Ruptures in a Burmese Monastic Tradition. Vol. 50. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-025409-9.
3. Gutter, Peter (2001). "Law and Religion in Burma" (PDF). Legal Issues on Burma Journal (8). Burma Legal Council: 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14.
4. ^ "The Account of Wazo Samgha of All Sect, M.E 1377 (2016)". The State Samgha Maha Nayaka Committee. Retrieved 2020-05-19.

See also

• Thudhamma Nikaya
• Shwegyin Nikaya
• Hngettwin Nikaya
• Nikaya
• Buddhism in Burma

v t e Theravada Buddhist orders
Bangladesh	Saṅgharāja Nikāya Mahāsthabir Nikāya
Cambodia	Mahā Nikāya Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Myanmar (Burma)	Thudhamma Nikāya Shwegyin Nikāya Mahādvāra Nikāya Ngettwin Nikāya Mūladvāra Nikāya Anaukchaung-dvāra Nikāya Veḷuvana Nikāya Gaṇavimutti Nikāya Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Sri Lanka	Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha Siam Nikāya Sri Lankan Forest Tradition
Thailand	Mahā Nikāya Dhammayuttika Nikāya Dhammakaya Movement Santi Asoke Thai Forest Tradition

v t e Religion in Myanmar
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Other religions	Burmese folk religion Nat (spirit) Christianity Catholicism Protestantism Hinduism Islam Judaism
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