Webu Sayadaw

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Webu Sayadaw
ဝေဘူ ဆရာတော်
Title	Sayadaw
Personal life
Born	(1896-02-17)17 February 1896 Ingyinpin, British Burma
Died	26 June 1977(1977-06-26) (aged 81) Ingyinpin, Sagaing Division, Myanmar
Nationality	Burmese
Occupation	Buddhist monk
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism
School	Theravada
Monastic name	Kumāra
Senior posting
Based in	Webu Monastery

Webu Sayadaw (Burmese: ဝေဘူ ဆရာတော်, pronounced [wèbù sʰəjàdɔ̀]; 17 February 1896 – 26 June 1977) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, and vipassanā master, best known for giving all importance to diligent practice, rather than scholastic achievement.^[1]