Pe Maung Tin

Pe Maung Tin (Burmese: ဖေမောင်တင် [pʰè màʊɴ tɪ̀ɴ]; 24 April 1888 – 22 March 1973) was a scholar of Pali and Buddhism and educator in Myanmar, formerly Burma. Born to an Anglican family at Pauktaw, Insein Township, Rangoon, he was the fifth child of U Pe and Daw Myaing. His grandfather was the first Burmese pastor of Henzada. He learnt the basic Buddhist texts at a local private school before he went to Rangoon Government High School where he won a scholarship at age 14.

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Pe Maung Tin
Birth dateApril 24, 1888
Birth nameBa Tin
Birth place
Yangon Region , British rule in Burma , Insein Township
Nationality
Bamar people
Ethnicity
Bamar people
Religion
Anglicanism
Date of deathMarch 22, 1973
Education
University of Calcutta
Master of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
University of Yangon
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