Background
He was born in Pyinma village, Taungdwingyi Township, British Burma, on Tuesday, 24 July 1928.
He was born in Pyinma village, Taungdwingyi Township, British Burma, on Tuesday, 24 July 1928.
He practised Vipassana meditation under the instruction of the most Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw from 1953 to 1954. Starting from 1957, the Venerable Sayadaw spent six years in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he continued his studies of English, Sanskrit, Hindi and Sinhalese languages. He returned to Myanmar in June 1963.
In 1977 Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa took up residence at Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center which was donated to him by some devotees and became the abbot of the center.
He has been since then well known as Chanmyay Sayadaw. In 1979 - 1980 Chanmyay Sayadaw accompanied the Most Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw"s Dhamma Mission to Europe and the United States.A. He has undertaken many Dhamma missions to countries in Asia, Europe, and the United States.
As recently as July 2015, at the age of 87, he travelled to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada giving Dhamma Talks.