What is U Pannya Jota Mahathera?
[[File:U Pannya Jota Mahathera.jpg|right|200px]] '''{{abbr|Ven.|Venerable}} U Pannya Jota Mahathera''' ([[Burmese language|Burmese: ဦးပညာဇောတမဟာထေရ်]], {{lang-bn|উ পঞ্ঞা জোত মহাথের}}; 22 December 1955 &ndash; 13 April 2020), locally known as '''Guru Bhante''' was a [[Theravada]] monk in [[Bangladesh]]. He was born in Royal [[Bohmong Circle|Bohmong]] family<ref>{{cite web |last1=The Royal Family |title=Bohmong Kingdom |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/bohmong.html |access-date=2020-04-14 |archive-date=2018-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913082152/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/b/bohmong.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> at [[Bandarban]], [[Bangladesh]]. He worked for the Bangladesh Government as Judge and Magistrate for about eight years. He later became a [[Theravada]] [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]. He was the founder of [[Buddha Dhatu Jadi]]. He died on 13 April 2020 of [[cardiac arrest]], aged 64.<ref>[https://www.thedailystar.net/buddhist-monk-u-pannya-jota-mahathera-passes-away-1892611 Buddhist monk U Pannya Jota Mahathera passes away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Judges]] [[Category:Bangladeshi politicians]] [[Category:Buddhist monks]] [[Category:People from Chittagong Division]] {{bio-stub}}