Ledi Sayadaw, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Burmese philosopher
Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1846
Date of Death: 27-Jun-1923
Profession: philosopher
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ledi Sayadaw
- Ledi Sayadaw U Ña?adhaja (Burmese: ???????????? ???????, pronounced [l?`dì s??jà d?` ?ú ?à na?d?za?]; 1 December 1846 – 27 June 1923) was an influential Theravada Buddhist monk.
- He was recognized from a young age as being developed in both the theory (Abhidharma) and practice of Buddhism and so was revered as being scholarly.
- He wrote many books on Dhamma in Burmese and these were accessible even to a serious lay person, hence he was responsible for spreading Dhamma to all levels of society and reviving the traditional practice of vipassana meditation, making it more available for renunciates and lay people alike.
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