Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera
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Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera was one of the delegates from East Pakistan in the Sixth Buddhist Council
held in Yangon
, Myanmar
in 1956.
. His father’s name was Rudrasingh Mahajan and mother Mrs.Icchavati Tanchangya. His parent gave his name as Fulanath Tanchangya
. He grew with the boundless natural beauty of the valley. When he was young he realized that the power of knowledge and wisdom could develop the people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
. He began his formal education in Rainkhong Kutubdia Christian School. His teachers” name was Mon Bahadur. After completion of his primary education he was admitted to Rangunia High School and later Koya Para High School.
Then after a few months of his receiving of his higher ordination, he left Bawgaltali Buddhist temple and received as a preceptor of the staying monk at Chittagong eminent in Tipitaka and the teacher of Vipassana venerable Ananda Mitra and started to learn Tipitaka Doctrine and Vipassana meditation. Under the Lord Abbot of Ranguniya Icchamati Dathu Ceti Complex Late Venerable Dharma Nanda Mahathera he received beginner to higher education. He with his preceptor meditated in the depth of the jungle by solidarity in each mountain at Kutubdiya Village.
), Myanmar
for higher education of Buddhist Literature and to learn meditation. He obtained M.A. degree in Buddhist philosophy. He has been honoured as “Vinaya Visaradha” by the Let Perhang University and Kamaihada University in Burma. He took training on Vipassana meditation in internationally famous Vipassana Bhavana centre at Mahasi Vipassana centre for 5 month and honoured as Vipassana Acharya. He spent 10 years in Rangoon and became renowned scholar in Theravada Buddhism. He worked in the protocol section of Sixth Buddhist Council
from 1954 to 1956. He has been studied Tipitaka literature for 12 years.
went back to Bangladesh
(East-Pakistan was at that time)in 1958. And the king later by holding grand ceremony received as the Chakma Patriarch in Raj vihar in Rangamati
. On 26 December 1957 he returned to his motherland. In the year 1958 on the request of the Chakma Raja His Highness Tridiv Roy, he became the Lord Abbot of Raj Vihara and honoured as ’’'CHAKMA RAJGURU’’’. Such an honoured was an unprecedented event in the entire Chittagong Hill Tracts. It was a memorable occasion for Venerable Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera the way the Royal family and the people made him as a ‘’’CHAKMA RAJRURU’’’.
represented by the illiterate Rauli Monk influenced by Tantricism. He began to work for the revival of Theravada Buddhism , Buddhist culture and education. Rajguru Ven. Aggavamsa Mahathera moved from village to village, preaching the people on Theravada Buddhism. He brought waves on Buddhist culture amongst the people. He re-established Katrina Civara Dana Ceremony, Buddha Puja, in a manner followed by the ancient Buddhist under his able guidance and continued efforts a great social and religious revival took place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
. He was a great social and religious reformer in Chittagong Hill Tracts
. Venerable Bhante was first most successful reformist in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
into civilized Buddhist culture.
. He has represented in the 3rd world Buddhist conference from Chittagong Hill Tracts
. He became Mahathera on 9 April 1965. He founded Boudha Juba Sangha, Arjyapur M.E School, now Kangra Churi High School, Bagal Toli Boudha Vihar, Rainkhong Kutubdia Boudha Vihar, “The Buddhist Mission” “The Parvattya Chattagram Buddha Samity”. He was founder president of Parbatya Bhikkhu Sangha in Chittagong Hill Tracts in 1958. He came to India in the year 1979 and visited religious Buddhist Centre in India. Ven. Dharama Pala Mahathera Lord Abbot of Dharamankur Boudha Vihara has extended hearty welcome. He founded The Buddhist Mission at Kolkata with the help of Sri Gopal Bhusan Chakma, eminent social worker at Bagoihati, Kolkata. He was honoured as a PANDIT by the Calcutta University. He was appointed as a visiting professor of Pali
literature, and also as an external examiner of PhD thesis of the Calcutta University. In the year 1986 Ven. Vimal Tissa Mahathera came to India and met with Ven Rajguru at Kolkata. Ven. Rajguru shared his experience, guidance, and gave moral support to Ven. Vimal Tissa Mahathera. Both together with the association of eminent Chakma living in Kolkata founded the great institution “Shishu Koruna Sangha” in the year 1986. He also the founder of Shisu Karuna Sangha(Bodhicariya) with his disciple Venerable Vimal Tissa in Kolkata
, India
. Because of his contribution for his reformation in the society' He was honoured as the hounarable title of Aggamahasadhammajatikadajja in 2004 at the Maha pasana cave, Yangon
Myanmar
by the Myanmar
Government.
. Due to his Old age he was suffering from diseases. His mind was to go back to his native place. Finally he started his journey on 19 January 2001 from India to Bangladesh. Ven. Vimal Tissa Mahathera had made all arrangement. Ven. Prajananda Mahathera, the lord abode of Shakkya Muni Buddha Vihar, Dhaka
extended all necessary assistance. Later on he went to Rangamati at the request of His Highness Chakma Raja Debasish Roy.
in the same year. He attended in the International Buddhist Conference held in Nepal
in the year 1977. In the year 1982 he had attended human Rights Conference in Netherland
and presented his speech on the inhuman torture by the military to the mass tribal people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
. He was invited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council
, Geneva
on 29 July- 2 August 1985, Commission on Human Rights on Minorities Working Group on Indigenous people. He utilized the opportunity to focus the plight and sufferings of the people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
. He visited United Kingdom
, Germany
, Netherland
, Switzerland
, France
, Thailand
, Sri Lanka
, Nepal
and many other countries, and preached humanity, international brotherhood and world peace. He established relationship with a number of Internationals Organization such as World Fellowship of Buddhist, Thailand
, Mahabodhi Society of India
, Kalinga Nippon Buddhist Sangha, Japan
, Union Buddha Sasana Council, Burma, The Colombo
Young Man Buddhist Association, Sri Lanka
, The Burma Buddhist World Mission Myanmar
, London Buddhist Society, London
and All India Bengal Buddhist Association, India
.
, His motherland and left us for heavenly abode. He was like HIS HIGHNESS DALAI LAMA to us, a great son of Chittagong hill Tracts. He rediscovered the Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist culture in this subcontinent. This was his greatest contribution to the humanity. This vacuum cannot be filled up. It is a great loss for the Chakma
, Tanchangya
Marma
, Barua and for the entire Buddhist world.
Sixth Buddhist council
The Sixth Buddhist Council was a general council of Theravada Buddhism, held in a specially built cave and pagoda complex at Kaba Aye Pagoda in Yangon, Burma. The council was attended by 2,500 monastics from eight Theravada Buddhist countries...
held in Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
in 1956.
Boyhood
The Most Venerable Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera was born on 8 December 1921 in a village which was surrounded with lush green hills and dense forest called Kutubdia in Chittagong Hill TractsChittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. His father’s name was Rudrasingh Mahajan and mother Mrs.Icchavati Tanchangya. His parent gave his name as Fulanath Tanchangya
Tanchangya
Tanchangya may refer to:*the Tanchangya people*the Tanchangya language...
. He grew with the boundless natural beauty of the valley. When he was young he realized that the power of knowledge and wisdom could develop the people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. He began his formal education in Rainkhong Kutubdia Christian School. His teachers” name was Mon Bahadur. After completion of his primary education he was admitted to Rangunia High School and later Koya Para High School.
Ordination and studying about Tipitaka literature
He renounced his home, wife, son and daughter and took ordination at the Lord Abbot of Bawgaltali Buddhist temple venerable Tissa Mahathera during the full moon day of Vesakha in 1939. And he received his higher ordination under the preceptor Lord abbot of Bawgaltali Buddhist temple the same of his novice preceptor in 1942 in the full moon day of Vesakha. Then his preceptor given the name of Venerable Agga Vaçsa Bhikkhu.Then after a few months of his receiving of his higher ordination, he left Bawgaltali Buddhist temple and received as a preceptor of the staying monk at Chittagong eminent in Tipitaka and the teacher of Vipassana venerable Ananda Mitra and started to learn Tipitaka Doctrine and Vipassana meditation. Under the Lord Abbot of Ranguniya Icchamati Dathu Ceti Complex Late Venerable Dharma Nanda Mahathera he received beginner to higher education. He with his preceptor meditated in the depth of the jungle by solidarity in each mountain at Kutubdiya Village.
Studied in Myanmar
In the year 1947 on 15 June he came to Rangoon (YangonYangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
), Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
for higher education of Buddhist Literature and to learn meditation. He obtained M.A. degree in Buddhist philosophy. He has been honoured as “Vinaya Visaradha” by the Let Perhang University and Kamaihada University in Burma. He took training on Vipassana meditation in internationally famous Vipassana Bhavana centre at Mahasi Vipassana centre for 5 month and honoured as Vipassana Acharya. He spent 10 years in Rangoon and became renowned scholar in Theravada Buddhism. He worked in the protocol section of Sixth Buddhist Council
Sixth Buddhist council
The Sixth Buddhist Council was a general council of Theravada Buddhism, held in a specially built cave and pagoda complex at Kaba Aye Pagoda in Yangon, Burma. The council was attended by 2,500 monastics from eight Theravada Buddhist countries...
from 1954 to 1956. He has been studied Tipitaka literature for 12 years.
Returned Back from Myanmar to Motherland
After attending in the Sixth Buddhist CouncilSixth Buddhist council
The Sixth Buddhist Council was a general council of Theravada Buddhism, held in a specially built cave and pagoda complex at Kaba Aye Pagoda in Yangon, Burma. The council was attended by 2,500 monastics from eight Theravada Buddhist countries...
went back to Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
(East-Pakistan was at that time)in 1958. And the king later by holding grand ceremony received as the Chakma Patriarch in Raj vihar in Rangamati
Rangamati
Rangamati is the Administrative Headquarter of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres ....
. On 26 December 1957 he returned to his motherland. In the year 1958 on the request of the Chakma Raja His Highness Tridiv Roy, he became the Lord Abbot of Raj Vihara and honoured as ’’'CHAKMA RAJGURU’’’. Such an honoured was an unprecedented event in the entire Chittagong Hill Tracts. It was a memorable occasion for Venerable Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera the way the Royal family and the people made him as a ‘’’CHAKMA RAJRURU’’’.
His Disciples
He had good number of disciple’s, among them the Ven.Jyotipal Mahathera (Arunachal Pradesh), Ven.Tilaka Nanda Mahathera now president of Parbatya Bhikku Sangha, Ven. Prabarananda Mahathera (Subalong), Ven.Sumana Nanda Mahathera (Chengi), Ven.Subhachar Thera and many others. He had given the name Sadhana Nandaat the time of Upasampada to most renowned Buddhist Monk Ven. Sadhanananda Mahathera popularly known as VANA BHANTE.His Contribution for the Society
At that time situation was different. The people were confused on BuddhismBuddhism
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represented by the illiterate Rauli Monk influenced by Tantricism. He began to work for the revival of Theravada Buddhism , Buddhist culture and education. Rajguru Ven. Aggavamsa Mahathera moved from village to village, preaching the people on Theravada Buddhism. He brought waves on Buddhist culture amongst the people. He re-established Katrina Civara Dana Ceremony, Buddha Puja, in a manner followed by the ancient Buddhist under his able guidance and continued efforts a great social and religious revival took place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. He was a great social and religious reformer in Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. Venerable Bhante was first most successful reformist in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
into civilized Buddhist culture.
His Written Books
He wrote some dozens of books on Buddhism. Such as:- Manab Dharma Pancasil
- Genocide of Chittagong Hill Tract
- Sramanera Kartabya,
- Buddha Pasana (Lokuttara and Lokiya)
- Samavaya Buddha Passana
- Buddha Punjika
- Parinam(drama)
- Mangla Sutra in Chakma lyric
- Abhidhammattha Sanghaha unpublished
- Buddha O Rabindranath unpublished
- Dharma O Sawmaj unpublished
- Dharshan O Vidharshan unpublished
- Maha Manab Gautama Buddha unpublished
- Buddhawr Awbawdan(3 Volumes)unpublished
His Achievements
He has been honoured as “Tipitaka Visaradha” by the Sangha Raja Bhikkhu Mahasabha of ChittagongChittagong
Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...
. He has represented in the 3rd world Buddhist conference from Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. He became Mahathera on 9 April 1965. He founded Boudha Juba Sangha, Arjyapur M.E School, now Kangra Churi High School, Bagal Toli Boudha Vihar, Rainkhong Kutubdia Boudha Vihar, “The Buddhist Mission” “The Parvattya Chattagram Buddha Samity”. He was founder president of Parbatya Bhikkhu Sangha in Chittagong Hill Tracts in 1958. He came to India in the year 1979 and visited religious Buddhist Centre in India. Ven. Dharama Pala Mahathera Lord Abbot of Dharamankur Boudha Vihara has extended hearty welcome. He founded The Buddhist Mission at Kolkata with the help of Sri Gopal Bhusan Chakma, eminent social worker at Bagoihati, Kolkata. He was honoured as a PANDIT by the Calcutta University. He was appointed as a visiting professor of Pali
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literature, and also as an external examiner of PhD thesis of the Calcutta University. In the year 1986 Ven. Vimal Tissa Mahathera came to India and met with Ven Rajguru at Kolkata. Ven. Rajguru shared his experience, guidance, and gave moral support to Ven. Vimal Tissa Mahathera. Both together with the association of eminent Chakma living in Kolkata founded the great institution “Shishu Koruna Sangha” in the year 1986. He also the founder of Shisu Karuna Sangha(Bodhicariya) with his disciple Venerable Vimal Tissa in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
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. Because of his contribution for his reformation in the society' He was honoured as the hounarable title of Aggamahasadhammajatikadajja in 2004 at the Maha pasana cave, Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
Myanmar
Myanmar
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by the Myanmar
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Government.
Returned Back from India to Motherland
He had always a strong feeling for his motherland Chittagong Hill TractsChittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. Due to his Old age he was suffering from diseases. His mind was to go back to his native place. Finally he started his journey on 19 January 2001 from India to Bangladesh. Ven. Vimal Tissa Mahathera had made all arrangement. Ven. Prajananda Mahathera, the lord abode of Shakkya Muni Buddha Vihar, Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
extended all necessary assistance. Later on he went to Rangamati at the request of His Highness Chakma Raja Debasish Roy.
True Messenger of Lord Buddha
He had participated in the All India Bhikkhu conference held at Bodha Gaya in the year 1973 where he had presided one day in the conference. He had also participated in a 3 days conference at Mahabodhi Society Hall, KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
in the same year. He attended in the International Buddhist Conference held in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
in the year 1977. In the year 1982 he had attended human Rights Conference in Netherland
Netherland
Netherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...
and presented his speech on the inhuman torture by the military to the mass tribal people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. He was invited by the United Nations Economic and Social Council
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, Geneva
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on 29 July- 2 August 1985, Commission on Human Rights on Minorities Working Group on Indigenous people. He utilized the opportunity to focus the plight and sufferings of the people of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts
The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...
. He visited United Kingdom
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, Germany
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, Netherland
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, Switzerland
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, France
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, Thailand
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, Sri Lanka
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, Nepal
Nepal
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and many other countries, and preached humanity, international brotherhood and world peace. He established relationship with a number of Internationals Organization such as World Fellowship of Buddhist, Thailand
Thailand
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, Mahabodhi Society of India
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, Kalinga Nippon Buddhist Sangha, Japan
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, Union Buddha Sasana Council, Burma, The Colombo
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Young Man Buddhist Association, Sri Lanka
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, The Burma Buddhist World Mission Myanmar
Myanmar
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, London Buddhist Society, London
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and All India Bengal Buddhist Association, India
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.
Passing Away
At the age of 88 years he took his last breath on Saturday at 9:00 PM (BST) 5 January 2008 at Raj Vihar, RangamatiRangamati
Rangamati is the Administrative Headquarter of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres ....
, His motherland and left us for heavenly abode. He was like HIS HIGHNESS DALAI LAMA to us, a great son of Chittagong hill Tracts. He rediscovered the Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist culture in this subcontinent. This was his greatest contribution to the humanity. This vacuum cannot be filled up. It is a great loss for the Chakma
Chakma
Chakma may refer to:*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India*Chakma language, the Indo-European language spoken by them*Chakma script...
, Tanchangya
Tanchangya
Tanchangya may refer to:*the Tanchangya people*the Tanchangya language...
Marma
Marma
The Marma also known as Magh or Mog are Arakanese descendants inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh since the Arakan kingdom period in the 16th century AD. In the late 20th century, their population stood at over 210,000. Ethnically related to the Myanmar, they are largely followers...
, Barua and for the entire Buddhist world.