Rewata Dhamma

Rewatadhamma
ရေဝတဓမ္မ
Dr. Rewata Dhamma carrying the United Nations Buddha relics during their display at Dhammatalaka Pagoda in July 2003
Title	Sasanadhaja Siripavara Dhammacariya (1953) Aggamahapandita (2002)
Personal life
Born	Maung December 1929[1] Thamagon, Henzada District, Irrawaddy Province, British Burma
Died	26 May 2004 (2004-05-27) (aged 74) Birmingham, England
Nationality	Burmese
Education	Varanasi University
Occupation	Buddhist monk
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism
School	Theravada
Dharma names	Revatadhamma ရေဝတဓမ္မ

Sayadaw U Rewata Dhamma (Pali: Revatadhamma; 4 December 1929, Thamangone – 26 May 2004, Birmingham) was a prominent Theravada Buddhist monk and noted Abhidhamma scholar from Myanmar (Burma). After pursuing an academic career in India for most of two decades, he accepted an invitation to head a Buddhist centre in Birmingham UK, and over the next three decades gained an international reputation as a teacher of meditation and an advocate of peace and reconciliation.