Shan State Buddhist University

SSBU Welcomes New Students for the 2026–2027 Academic Year

SSBU successfully held its Orientation Day on 7 May 2026, warmly welcoming new students for the 2026–2027 academic year. The event was attended by faculty members and newly enrolled students from various academic programmes.

During the event, the Founder and Rector of SSBU delivered an encouraging welcome address, emphasizing the importance of developing a growth mindset and becoming lifelong learners.

Students were also briefed on their respective programmes and the academic expectations of the university. In addition, the MC introduced lecturers who attended both online and in person, while students were given the opportunity to introduce themselves briefly.

For the 2026–2027 academic year, students have enrolled in the following programmes:
• BA in LikLoung Studies
• BA in Pali and Buddhist Studies
• Diploma in Pali and Buddhist Studies
• Diploma in Library Information and Management
• MA in Pali and Buddhist Studies
• MA in LikLoung Studies

SSBU warmly welcomes all new students and wishes them a successful and enriching academic journey ahead.

(၅)ရက် သင်္ကြန်တရားစခန်း ပထမနေ့ တရားတော်

၂၀၂၆ (၅)ရက် သင်္ကြန်တရားစခန်း ပထမနေ့မှာ ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်ဗုဒ္ဓတက္ကသိုလ် ဒု-ပါမောက္ခချုပ် တောင်ပေါက်ဆရာတော် အရှင်ဝိစိတ္တာဘိပါလ(ဝိပဿနာနှင့် စိတ္တဗေဒဌာနမှုး) အရှင်သူမြတ်က တရားတော်တွေကို ဟောကြားခဲ့ပါသည်။ ဟောကြေားခဲ့သော တရားတော်တွေကို အောက်ချပေးထားသော လိင်ခ့်ကနေတစ်ဆင့် နာယူလို့ရပါပြီ။

ကျန်တဲ့ရက်တွေမှာ ဟောကြားထားတဲ့ တရားတော်တွေကိုလည်း Shan State Buddhist University YouTube Channel ကနေတစ်ဆင့် နာယူနိုင်ပါပြီ။ မတင်ရသေးတဲ့ တရားတော်တွေကို ထပ်တင်ပေးမှာဖြစ်ပါသည်။

https://youtu.be/SgUR5E6VGn0?si=dczsDcEw0X0labBy

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Invitation to a One-Day Seminar

Shan State Buddhist University (SSBU), in collaboration with the Embassy of India in Myanmar, cordially invites scholars, students, and members of the public to attend a one-day academic seminar to be held on 23 March 2026.

This seminar is organised to mark the official opening of the Indian Corner at the SSBU Library. The programme will include a series of scholarly paper presentations followed by discussions.

Participants may attend the seminar either in person on campus or online via zoom. The meeting ID and passcode are provided below for those who wish to join virtually.

Further details of the seminar programme are available in the attached document.

Your presence and participation would be greatly appreciated.

Zoom
ID: 88578893248
Passcode: 232026

ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်ဗုဒ္ဓတက္ကသိုလ် သင်္ကြန်ကာလ နေ့တရားစခန်း ယောဂီစာရင်းသွင်းနိုင်ရန် နှိုးဆော်လွှာ

ၽိုၼ်လိၵ်ႈတိုၵ်းသူၼ်း သႂ်ႇသဵၼ်ႈၸိုဝ်ႈၶဝ်ႈပၢင်တြႃးၶၢဝ်းသၢင်းၵျၢၼ်ႇ တီႈၸၼ်ႉၸွမ်ပုတ်ႉထမိူင်းတႆး

Admissions Closing Soon!

The application deadline for admission to the programmes at Shan State Buddhist University is fast approaching.

Apply now to secure your place.

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SSBU | Admissions Shan State Buddhist University (SSBU), founded in 2014 by Oxford Sayadaw Ven. Prof. Dr. K. Dhammasami (DPhil. Oxford), is the first Buddhist university established in Shan State, Myanmar. It is located around serene hills which only takes about ten minutes by car from downtown of Taunggyi, the capit...

ပၢင်သိုပ်ႇမိုတ်ႈၵၢၼ်ႁဵၼ်းလိၵ်ႈလူင် ပီၵၢၼ်ႁဵၼ်း 2026-2027မႃးယဝ်ႉ

ၶဝ်ႈႁူမ်ႈပၢင်သိုပ်ႇမိုတ်ႈၵၢၼ်ႁဵၼ်းၼႆႉသေ လဵပ်ႈႁဵၼ်းလွင်ႈၵၢၼ်ႁဵၼ်းလိၵ်ႈလူင်လႄႈ ၸၢတ်ႈပၢၼ်လုၵ်ႈႁဵၼ်းၸၼ်ႉၸွမ်ပုတ်ႉထမိူင်းတႆးလႆႈၵူႈၵေႃႉယူႇဢေႃႈ။

Virtual Open Day for the 2026-2027 Academic Year is coming!

Join us to learn more about life and studies at SSBU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdBhv0zS-t8

Admission Open

Read more at https://www.ssbu.edu.mm/admissions #2026-2027-academic-year

SSBU Rector Sayadaw’s Birthday Blessings Ceremony and Foundation Laying of SSBU Classrooms Complex
Shan State Buddhist University (SSBU) joyfully marked the 61st birthday of its Founder and Rector, the Most Venerable Prof. Dr. K. Dhammasami, with a series of meaningful Dhamma activities and community offerings.
To honour the occasion, venerable monks from Mong Ping and Mong Hpyak, visited SSBU and offered blessings by reciting selected Buddhist suttas. Their recitations created a peaceful atmosphere and conveyed deep spiritual well-wishes for the Rector Sayadaw’s health, wisdom, and continued guidance of the university.
As part of the celebration, the Nibbhāna Food Pavilion provided food freely to monks, students, and members of the public who attended the festival. This act of generosity reflected the Buddhist spirit of dāna and strengthened harmony among the community.
In addition, several devotees made financial contributions to support the Pariyatti Summer School Programme which initiated and overseen by the Venerable Rector, acknowledging his compassionate vision and leadership in promoting education rooted in wisdom and compassion.
A significant highlight of the day was the Foundation Laying Ceremony for the new SSBU Classrooms Complex, marking an important step in the university’s ongoing development. Some generous donors offered initial funding for the construction, expressing their faith in the long-term educational mission of SSBU.
The day’s events embodied the essence of Buddhist values: gratitude, generosity, and the collective pursuit of knowledge. Through these offerings and activities, the SSBU community reaffirmed its commitment to carrying the Rector Sayadaw’s vision forward, for the benefit of present and future generations.

The 10th Kathina Robe-Offering Ceremony of Shan State Buddhist University

The 10th Annual Kathina Robe-Offering Ceremony of Shan State Buddhist University (SSBU) was held on 2nd November 2025, marking the completion of the Vassa, the three-month Rains Retreat observed by the monastic community. The ceremony began at 9:00 a.m. in the Dhamma Hall of SSBU, where members of the Sangha, students, and lay devotees gathered to participate this auspicious event.

This year, the Kathina Robe was respectfully offered by Aung Pyitan Co., Ltd. and Myanma Ocean Win, whose devotion and generosity made the event possible. Their offering reflects the enduring spirit of mutual support and gratitude that sustains both the spiritual and educational activities of Shan State Buddhist University.

Following the robe-offering, the Kathina Bestowing Ceremony was conducted at 1:00 p.m. in the Sima Hall of SSBU. In accordance with Vinaya procedures and with the unanimous consent of all attending bhikkhus, the Kathina Robe was formally assigned to Venerable Nandacara, the Director of Catering and Welfare of SSBU.
Through these meritorious acts, the SSBU Sangha and community renewed its commitment to the Buddha’s teachings, nurturing harmony, faith, and wisdom for the benefit of all beings.

Aung Pyitan Co., Ltd and Myanma Ocean Win have generously offered Kathina donations to various monasteries across Myanmar for the 43rd and 28 times respectively.

The SSBU 12th International Conference on Buddhist Studies

In Honour of the 61st Birthday of the Most Venerable Oxford Sayadaw, Prof. Dr. Khammai Dhammasami (DPhil, Oxford) Shan State Buddhist University (SSBU) hosts the 12th International Conference on Buddhist Studies from 31 October to 1 November 2025 at SSBU, Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar. This year’s conference is held in conjunction with the birthday celebrations and blessing of the venerable.
The SSBU International Conference serves as an annual platform for scholars, monastics, and practitioners to explore and exchange perspectives on contemporary and classical Buddhist thought. Over the years, it has evolved into one of the region’s leading academic gatherings dedicated to Buddhist philosophy, ethics, and practice in dialogue with global intellectual traditions.

For the 2025 conference, a total of 94 papers have been accepted for presentation across four different language panel:
English papers: 24
Myanmar papers: 26
Shan papers: 21
Pāli papers: 23

These contributions reflect the university’s multilingual and intercultural commitment to Buddhist scholarship. Presenters represent a diverse array of institutions and traditions, with participants joining from India, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, Uganda, and other countries. This international participation continues SSBU’s vision of fostering a transnational academic network dedicated to both the study and practice of Buddhism.

This year’s conference continues to promote rigorous dialogue between the textual, philosophical, and lived dimensions of Buddhist traditions. While maintaining a strong foundation in Theravāda textual studies, the conference also welcomes comparative and interdisciplinary approaches, including philosophy, psychology, anthropology, education, and peace studies.

A significant emphasis is placed on how Buddhist principles can address contemporary moral, social, and environmental challenges, bridging classical insight with modern relevance. Papers in Pāli and vernacular languages provide an essential space for local scholars and monastics to contribute original research grounded in canonical sources and community experience.

The 2025 conference is organized in honour of the 61st birthday of Prof. Dr. Khammai Dhammasami, whose academic and spiritual leadership has guided the growth of Shan State Buddhist University since its founding. Educated at the Oxford University, Sayadaw Dr. Dhammasami has worked extensively to promote Buddhist higher education and cross-cultural understanding through scholarly exchange and monastic education.
His contribution exemplifies the integration of traditional Buddhist training with modern academic standards, inspiring new generations of scholars and practitioners. The celebration of his 61st birthday underscores the conference’s dedication not only to academic excellence but also to gratitude and spiritual friendship within the Buddhist community.

The conference is generously supported by Wichien and Patchathorn’s family, whose contribution helps sustain this important academic gathering.