# Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru

Abhidhajamahāraṭṭhaguru (Burmese: အဘိဓဇမဟာရဋ္ဌဂုရု, pronounced, lit. 'Most eminent great guru of the country') is an honorific Burmese Buddhist title conferred by the government of Myanmar, to the Buddhist monks who have contributed to the pariyatti field. The awardees are annually announced on the 4th January, the Independence Day of Myanmar.
The title is equivalent to the Rājaguru (ရာဇဂုရု) or Rājādhirājaguru (ရာဇာဓိရာဇဂုရု) titles which were offered by the Burmese kings to distinguished sayadaws, in the Konbaung period.

## Qualifications

According to the section 6 (A) of the Provisions on the Religious Titles promulgated on 17 June 2015, a recipient must meet the following qualifications:
* Possesses the Aggamahāpaṇḍita title
* Has at least 60 years (vassas) in the monkhood
* Has a good general knowledge
* Has written beneficial works to the Buddha's Sāsana
* Serves as a chief abbot of a monastic college
* Commands authority and has influence among Sangha disciples
* Has been respected by the public for his morals, attitude and wisdom

## Recipients
### 2022

| No. | Recipient | Monastery | Location |
| 1. | Bhaddanta Siṭṭhilābhivaṃsa | Minkyaung Monastery | Loikaw, Kayah State |
| 2. | Bhaddanta Narāsabhābhivaṃsa | Vejayantā Monastery | Monyo, Bago Region |
| 3. | Bhaddanta Ñāṇidasāra | Majjimāyon Pāramī Monastery | Yesagyo, Magway Region |
| 4. | Bhaddanta Ñāṇavaṃsa | Htay Monastery | Myingyan, Mandalay Region |
| 5. | Bhaddanta Tikkha | Taung Salin Taikthit Monastery | Chanayethazan, Mandalay Region |
| 6. | Bhaddanta Tilokābhivaṃsa | Ywama Monastery | Insein, Yangon Region |
| 7. | Bhaddanta Jotālaṅkāra | Dakkhiṇāyon Monastery | Mayangon, Yangon Region |
| 8. | Bhaddanta Sumana | Sek-yon Dhammayeiktha Monastery | Kyonemange [my], Ayeyarwady Region |
| 9. | Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana | Wat Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Ratchaworawihan | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 10. | Dodampahala Chandrasiri Maha Nayaka Thero | Gothama Thapowanaya | Sri Lanka |

### 2021

| No. | Recipient | Monastery | Location |
| 1. | Bhaddanta Sūriya | Mahā Vijjāsippaṃ Monastery | Monywa, Sagaing Region |
| 2. | Bhaddanta Javana | Khamti Monastery | Wuntho, Sagaing Region |
| 3. | Bhaddanta Gandamā | Myoma Monastery | Bago, Bago Region |
| 4. | Bhaddanta Vimalābhivaṃsa | Aungmyaythaya Wunmingyi Monastery | Yesagyo, Magway Region |
| 5. | Bhaddanta Indaka | Nyaunggan Monastery | Chanmyathazi, Mandalay Region |
| 6. | Bhaddanta Tilokābhivaṃsa | Mahānandisenārāma Monastery | Chanmyathazi, Mandalay Region |
| 7. | Bhaddanta Sujanābhivaṃsa | Jayavatī Kyaung, Moegaung Monastery | Chanayethazan, Mandalay Region |
| 8. | Bhaddanta Jotikābhivaṃsa | Ratanābimān Kyaung, Chanthagyi Taung Taik Monastery | Aungmyethazan, Mandalay Region |
| 9. | Dr Bhaddanta Veḷuriya | Minkyaung Monastery | Myittha, Mandalay Region |
| 10. | Dr Bhaddanta Paññāsāmi | Aung Maṅgalā Monastery | Mrauk U, Rakhine State |
| 11. | Bhaddanta Soma | Maṇiratanā Monastery | Sittwe, Rakhine State |
| 12. | Bhaddanta Vāseṭṭha | Pheppin-aing Monastery | Thingangyun, Yangon Region |
| 13. | Bhaddanta Gandhamālābhivaṃsa | Aletawya Sanbya Monastery | Bahan, Yangon Region |
| 14. | Dr Bhaddanta Aṅgisa | Pāḷikārī Monastery | Thaketa, Yangon Region |
| 15. | Bhaddanta Dhammasīri | Naga Hnakaung Monastery | Tachileik, Shan State |
| 16. | Bhaddanta Vissuta | Nigrodhāyon Nyaungbintha Monastery | Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region |
| 17. | Bhaddanta Ñāṇissara | Kushinagar Myanmar Monastery | India |

### 2020

| No. | Recipient | Monastery | Location |
| 1. | Bhaddanta Sumana | Panngweyon Tawya Monastery | Madauk, Bago Region |
| 2. | Bhaddanta Cintāsāra | Saṅgārāma Monastery | Magway, Magway Region |
| 3. | Bhaddanta Kelāsa | Chaungdaung Monastery | Myingyan, Mandalay Region |
| 4. | Bhaddanta Aggañāṇābhivṃsa | Sishin Kyaung, Mahā Visuddhāyon Taikthit Monastery | Maha Aungmye, Mandalay Region |
| 5. | Bhaddanta Jotipāla | Myolaekyaung Monastery | Thanbyuzayat, Mon State |
| 6. | Bhaddanta Kovidadhaja | Kyaukkone Tawya Medinī Monastery | Yankin, Yangon Region |
| 7. | Dr Bhaddanta Nandamālābhivaṃsa | International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University | Mayangon, Yangon Region |

### 2019

| No. | Recipient | Monastery | Location |
| 1. | Bhaddanta Kavindācāra | Dhammālaṅkāra Hydropower Monastery | Thazi, Mandalay Region |
| 2. | Bhaddanta Canda | Dakkhiṇārāma Monastery | Sittwe, Rakhine State |
| 3. | Bhaddanta Dhammānanda | Sagaing Monastery | Thingangyun, Yangon Region |
| 4. | Bhaddanta Siddhiya | Puññanimmitārāma Shwe Thuwun Monastery | Thingangyun, Yangon Region |
| 5. | Bhaddanta Sumaṅgalābhivṃsa | Maithauk Pathama Monastery | Nyaungshwe, Shan State |
| 6. | Bhaddanta Indavaṃsābhivaṃsa | Shwe Hintha Tawya Monastery | Nyaungdon, Ayeyarwady Region |

## Note

* ↑ 20th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand