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Thathanabaing|θəˌθɑːnəˈbaɪŋ|
[a. Burmese, f. thathana teaching, instruction (f. Pali śāsana) + baing to possess.]
The chief Buddhist dignitary in Burma.
1839H. Malcom Trav. S.-E. Asia I. ii. vi. 315 The highest functionary is the Tha-thena-bynǵ, or archbishop. 1858P. Bigandet Life Gaudama 252 In our days, the power of the Thathana-paing is merely nominal. 1912Rangoon Gaz. 31 Oct. 19/1 A rectangular pandal, the central position of which was assigned to the Thathana⁓baing (Buddhist Archbishop) and his learned sadaws. 1934‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days xv. 234 A big heathen idol..fell down on top of the thathanabaing, that is Buddhist bishop. 1972A. T. Q. Stewart Pagoda War xiii. 151 The Thathanabaing, the hierarch whom the English generally referred to as ‘the Buddhist Archbishop’, had formerly been recognized throughout Burma as the Head of the Buddhist Church. |