Shin Ditha Pamauk
| Shin Ditha Pamauk ရှင်ဒိသာပါမောက် |
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Dharma names | Disāpāmuk |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Born | Thitseingyi |
| Died | Pagan (Bagan)? |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Pagan (Bagan) |
The Venerable Shin Ditha Pamauk (Burmese: ရှင်ဒိသာပါမောက်,pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ dḭθà pàmauʔ]; also spelled as Disapramok) was the Chief Primate of the Pagan Empire during the reign of King Narathihapate (1256–87). The monk led the peace negotiations with the Mongols in 1285–87, culminating in the meeting with Emperor Kublai Khan in 1287.
Little is known about the monk's background except that he was from Thitseingyi (သစ်ဆိမ့်ကြီး) in present-day Shwebo Township. According to one tradition, his personal name was Kyi-Bwei (ကျည်ပွေ့, [tɕì bwḛ]), and he wrote the first known commentary on Burmese grammar and spelling called Pubbaganhta Diga (ပုဗ္ဗဂန္ထဋီကာ, Pali: Pubbaganthaṭīkā), commonly known in Burmese as Thinbongyi Diga (သင်ပုန်းကြီးဋီကာ), for which he was conferred the title "Ditha Pamaukkha" by King Kyaswa (r. 1235–51). Of the main royal chronicles, only Zatadawbon Yazawin mentions Ditha Pamauk by name, saying that the monk was Narathihapate's teacher. It is unclear if he was the same monk who wrote the grammar book, or another monk who succeeded the title.
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