![]() ![]() ![]() King Anawrahta under the guidance of Arahan implemented a series of religious reforms throughout his kingdom. Reforms under the guidance of Shin Arahan Shin Arahan, with the help from King Anawrahta, implement his dream of purifying the religion while King Anawrahta found a substitute to break the power of the clergy and a helpful person, Shin Arahan who could help him to accomplish the task. Therefore the relationship between Shin Arahan and King Anawrahta was found to be perfect. They ate evening meals, drank liquor, presided over animal sacrifices, and enjoyed a form of ius primae noctics. The conversion was easy because the King Anawrahta was dissatisfied with the practice of Ari Buddhism. At Pagan, he met the king Anawrahta and converted him to Theravada Buddhism from native Ari Buddhism. The main reason for the migration was the increasing influence of Hinduism at Thaton. When he was young, he traveled to the northern kingdom of Pagan. Like- the documentation supports him to be the descent of Mon and was born in Brahmin's virgin wife but when asked, he replies that he was of the race of Buddha and he follows the Buddha's dharma. ![]() Even though he has been mentioned in the chronicles, his origin of place and other family information are unclear. The stories in these chronicles have been questioned regarding the accuracy but most historians believed it as genuine. He was also mentioned in the chronicle of Hmannan Yazawin. The monk Shin Arahan has first appeared in the chronicle of Maha Yazawin of 1724. He was popularly known for the conversion of Anawrahta to Theravada Buddhism which is viewed as a key turning point in the history. He was a religious advisor to the four Pagan Kings for Anawrahta to Alaungsithu. He was born in the year 1034 and was native to the Thaton Kingdom. Venerable Shin Arahan was the bishop of the Pagan Kingdom from the mid 11th century to early 12th century. Visit our gallery and look at of our beautiful Buddha Statues ![]()
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