Shin Sandalinka (Burmese: ရှင်စန္ဒလင်္ကာ, Pali: Candalaṅkā; pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ sàɴda̰lɪ̀ɴgà]) was an 18th-century Burmese Buddhist monk, who wrote the influential court treatise Mani Yadanabon in 1781. He held a high religious title, Zinalinkara Maha Dhammayazaguru (ဇိနလင်္ကာရ မဟာ ဓမ္မရာဇဂုရု, Pali: Jinalankāra Mahā Dhammarājaguru), bestowed by King Singu.[1][2] He compiled the Mani Yadanabon from various sources, chiefly the late 14th to 15th century Zabu Kun-Cha treatise.[1][3] His treatise was one of the four books to be machine-published by the Konbaung government in 1871.[1]

Shin Sandalinkā
ရှင်စန္ဒလင်္ကာ
TitleZinalinkara Maha Dhammayazaguru
Personal
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityBurmese
SchoolTheravada
Dharma namesCandalaṅkā
Senior posting
Based inAva (Inwa)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Aung-Thwin 2005: 141–142
  2. ^ Sandalinka 2009: book cover
  3. ^ Lieberman 1983: 137

Bibliography edit

  • Aung-Thwin, Michael A. (2005). The Mists of Rāmañña: The Legend that was Lower Burma (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2886-8.
  • Bagshawe, L.E. "The Maniyadanabon of Shin Sandalinka" (115). Ithaca: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University.
  • Hudson, Bob (2004). "The Origins of Bagan: The archaeological landscape of Upper Burma to AD 1300" (Document). Sydney: The University of Sydney.
  • Lieberman, Victor B. (1983). "Review of L. E. Bagshawe "The Maniyadanabon of Shin Sandalinka"". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. New Series. 115. Cambridge University: 336–337. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00138018. S2CID 163320689.
  • Sandalinka, Shin (1781). Mani Yadanabon (in Burmese) (2009, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Seit-Ku Cho Cho.