The Abbot of Dhamma Sukha Meditation
Centre is a student of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa of Mahasi Centre, Rangoon Myanmar (Burma).

Sayadaw U Pandita was born in Yankin township, Yangon, Myanmar. In 1979, Sayadaw was ordained as a samanera and became a full fledge bhikkhu in 1984 under the guidance of Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa.

Sayadaw has done extensive meditation practice and holds a BA in Buddhist literature.

Sayadaw, a well and highly respected Burmese Meditation teacher, has conducted meditation classes at the renowned Panditarama Meditation Centre in Rangoon, Myanmar and also internationally in the United States of America, Malaysia and Australia.

Sayadaw was Chief Resident monk at the Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Centre (Penang) and founded the Novitiate programme in 2000. Sayadaw conducted the Novitiate programme until 2003 before starting Dhamma Sukha Meditation Centre in Melbourne, and established the Manohara Forest Meditation Centre, Plenty, Victoria Australia.

Sayadaw is bi-lingual and able to give meditation instructions in English or Burmese.

DSMC’s newly appointed Deputy Abbot, Sayadaw U Dhammananda, has comfortably settled into residence at 69, Glendale Road, Springvale in November 2009.  He brings with him a wealth of Dhamma experience to assist Sayadaw U Pandita, Abbot, in propagating  the Buddha Sasana. 

Ven Dammar Nanda has over 16 vassas (Rains), speaks reasonable English, and was previously a lead teacher in charge of bhikkus at the famous Vijjotarone Pariyatti Monastery, Yangon, which has over 200 student monks. 

His initial introduction to Melbourne included taking part in our DSMC 2009 Kathina Ceremony preparations and following Sayadaw U Pandita on a camping trip to Taradale, to understand the Dhamma needs of country Victorians.