About Ledi Sayadaw
Ledi Sayadaw U Ñaṇadhaja (Burmese: လယ်တီဆရာတော် ဦးဉာဏဓဇ, pronounced; 1 December 1846 – 27 June 1923) was an influential Theravada Buddhist monk. He was recognised from a young age as being developed in both the theory (Abhidhamma) and practice of Buddhism and so was revered as being scholarly. Soon, Sayadaw founded a forest monastery in the "Ledi forest" and began practicing and teaching intensive meditation. Sayadaw began his studies at age 20 in Mandalay at Thanjaun. Leaving Mandalay after a great fire in 1883 caused the loss of his home and his written work to that time, Sayadaw returned to the village of his youth.
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