Dhammasāmi | |
Monastic Name: | |
Birth Place: | Shan State, Burma |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Religion: | Buddhism |
School: | Theravada |
Sayadaw | |
Education: | Sasana Mandaing Pali University Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka University of Kelaniya University of Oxford |
Occupation: | Buddhist monk |
Ashin Khammai Dhammasāmi (Burmese: အရှင်ဓမ္မသာမိ, Pali: {{IAST|'''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.[1] 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.[2] In 2014, he founded Shan State Buddhist University in Taunggyi.[3]
Dhammasāmi was born in 1964 in Naungpan village, Lecha Township, Shan State, Burma (now Myanmar).[4] 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.[5]