Half Moon Bay Monastery

Sayadaw U Silananda

• Chief Resident Monk of Dhammananda Vihara.
• Spiritual Director of several monasteries and associations in USA, Myanmar, Canada, Mexico …
• Chief Compiler of the Tipitaka Pali-Burmese Dictionary for the Sixth Buddhist Council
• Authored books in Burmese and English
• Meditation teacher
• Rector, IMBTU
• See related posts for details
  
• Sayadaw passed away on August 13, 2005.

• We paid homage to his bronze statue on the morning of August 14, 2016.
  Sayadaw U Jotalankara read Sayadaw’s biography.
  Shwe Bo Sayadaw and Mr. Luyen (from Tathagata Meditation Center) recounted the good qualities and achievements of Sayadaw.

My Services

Over the years. I have served in the following capacities at Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA)

• Member of the Board of Directors
• Executive Committee member
• Editor of “Dhammanda Newsletter” and TBSA web site
• Simplifier of “A Manual of Buddhism” for use at the summer dhamma classes
• Editor of transcribed dhamma talks given by Sayadaw at the weekend retreats
• Master of Ceremonies at the services for Sayadaw
• Accompanied Saya U Myat Htoo to carry the ashes to be scattered near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
• Member of Book Committee and Editor for paying “Homage to Sayadaw U Silanandabhivamsa”
• Volunteer at the TBSA ceremonies

Volunteers

• U Myat Htoo (C68)
• U Tun Shwe (ChE72) : moved to Virginia
• Daw Myint Myint Yee (ChE73) : moved to Virginia
• U Myint Thein (Soon Hoe, C74)
• Daw Myint Myint Thein (C77)
• U Aung Zaw Maung (Pet78)
• U Zaw Lwin (Andrew, M87)
• …
• Many non-alumni