Sayadaw U Jotika
International Dhammaduta Tour 2001

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        Sayadaw U Jotika, the author of 'Snow in the Summer' and many other books, was on his International Dhamma Tour, and had visited Singapore, UK and North America. The details were as follows:

NORTH AMERICA PROGRAMME

12th June - 25th July, 2001: New York, Toronto, Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco

USA - Canada programme:

      New York: from 12th to20th June(8 days) (Contact: U Aung Thwin, U Saw Win, U Htain Lin, U Thi Han, U San Lin)

      Toronto:19th to 26th (7 days) (Contact U Than Htut)

      Baltimore: 26th June to 5th July (9 days) (Contact: Dr. Mehn Thein Thaung, Tin M Khin)

      Los Angeles: 5th to 11th July (6 days) (Contact: U Tin Htoon)

      San Francisco: 11th to 25th July (14 days) (Contact: U Nyunt Than, U Hla Min )

UK PROGRAMME

6th May - 12th June, 2001, 5 weeks

      Liverpool: 6th to 20th May, 2001:

Special Dhamma Talk on 20th, at Walton Clubmoor Community Centre, Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool. (Enq: 0151 228 6534)

     London: 21st May to 12th June 2001:

Special Dhamma Discussion (1): on 26th May (Saturday), 7 p.m., (Tisarana Vihara, 357 Nelson Road, Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex,London TW2 7AG, Tel: 020 8898 6965)

Special Dhamma Discussion (2): on 27th May (Sunday) (At a private address in London; contact the Tisarana Vihara)

Special Dhamma Discussion (3): on 28-05-01 (Monday, 7pm). (London Burmese Buddhist Vihara/ Britain Burma Buddhist Trust, Old Church Lane, London NW9 8TG, Tel: 020 8200 6898) (Nearest Underground Station: Wembly Park - Jubilee and Bakerloo lines)

     Birmingham

Special Dhamma Discussion: on 9th June (Saturday), (Lunch Offering and Dhamma Talk/ Discussion). (Dhamma Talaka Pagoda, Osler Street, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 9EU, Tel: 0121 455 0650 )

SINGAPORE PROGRAMME

Return Visit: 26th July - 1st August, 2001, 1 week
First Visit: 28th April - 6th May, 2001, 2 weeks

      Sayadaw met devotees from 06:15 to 07:30 a.m., 11:00 to 12:30 and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m at U Tin Maung Win - Daw Moe Moe's Residence.

      DHAMMA TALK & DISCUSSION on 29th July 2001 ( Sunday ), 7:00pm at Myanmar Buddhist Monastery; 14 Tai Gin Road, Singapore. Programme in Myanmar (Burmese)

     DHAMMA DISCUSSION on holiday May day, 01/05/2001, at U Tin Maung Win - Daw Moe Moe's Residence from 5.30 p.m.

SAYADAW U JOTIKA
INTERNATIONAL DHAMMA TOUR 2001
NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY (USA)

Universal Peace Buddha Temple/ Lawka Chantha, 619 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY 11238

Source: http://www.mahasiusa.org/jotika.html

Contact number of the Vihara to offer soon or dhana. Tel: (410) 922-2227

All families and friends were invited to take this opportunity to participate in the Dhamma-Talks and group discussions with the Sayadaw on a one-to-one basis.

Mahamyaing Sayadaw U Jotika

International Dhamma Tour 2001 (April 28 - Aug 3) (UK, Canada, USA)

• Sayadaw will reside at Thondrarama Bhrama Vihara during his stay in Los Angeles. Phone (626) 969-2118, (626) 969-5959 or contact U Tin Htoon at (909) 627-1344 or e-mail at tin_htoon@hotmail.com to convey messages for Sayadaw.
• All the meals for Sayadaw will be served at Thondrarama Bhrama Vihara.
• There will be informal Dhamma Talks/Discussions at private residences in the evenings apart from the above program.

    Sayadaw will reside at Mettananda Vihara,. You may offer Alm-foods ('swan') to Sayadaw at Kusalakari Monestry (Tel: 510 795 0405) on July 15, Sunday (Lunch)  and at Mettananda Vihara (Tel:510 795 0405) on July 21, Saturday (Lunch). Please consult with resident monks for more information.

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Brief Biography of Sayadaw U Jotika

    Sayadaw U Jotika was born in Moulmein in Myanmar (formerly Burma) on the 5th of August in 1947. He was educated at a Roman Catholic missionary school. His parents were U Sattar and Daw Tin. As a young student he developed keen interest in his environment and the universe and books were his closest friends. He thought of becoming a bhikkhu (monk) even at the age of nineteen.

    In 1973, he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Engineering from Rangoon Institute of Technology just before he joined the Order of Samgha.

    He had developed a special interest in the subject of Meditation and became a Samanera (Novice) at the age of 26 when he gave up the life of a lay person.

    He ordained as a full member of the Sangha in 1974, after 4 months as a senior novice or Koyingyee, in Meikhtila at the Taung Pu Lu Tawya. The Preceptor Sayadaw was the Most Venerable Taung Pu Lu Sayadaw, Ashin Dhamma Nandiya.

    During his years in Taung Pu Lu Tawya, Ashin Jotika practised meditation under the guidance of the Late Venerable Taung Pu Lu Sayadaw. for 3 years. He spent about 15 years with Htantabin Tawya Sayadaw as his Meditation Teacher. Constant Maha Satipatthana training and practice enabled Sayadaw U Jotika to live mindfully in these days of stressful life.

    Sayadaw has written and published many Dhamma books, about 13 titles so far, mainly in Myanmar (Burmese). There is only one book in English at the moment and this book, 'Snow in the Summer' is freely available online for pure spiritual purpose. More titles will come out in English in the future after translation from the Myanmar versions.

    Sayadaw travelled abroad from time to time. He went to Melbourne (1977 and 1998) and also stayed in the United States in 1983-84 for about 16 months, conducting Dhamma talks and discussions with his devotees and friends in Santa Cruz, New York, Boston and Washington. He had visited Singapore several times on Dhamma Duta Missions as well.

    The current International Tour, at the request of devotees, includes Singapore, Liverpool, London, Birmingham, New York, Toronto, Baltimore, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Sayadaw left Yangon on 28th April. He is expected to be back in the first week of August, 2001 to the 'Maha Myaing Tawya' forest centres in Myanmar, about 10 miles from Pago (Pegu) near Yangon and in Pyinmana in Mandalay Division.