[5] He was ordained as a novice on 29 November 1979 (11th waxing day of Nadaw, 1341 ME), under the presiding sayadaw of Zabumingala Shweyattha Kyaung, and sent to Mahā Subodhāyon Monastery in Sagaing on 14 December.

[6]: 434 Ashin passed all five-level 8026 recitation contents for the Tipiṭakadhara Tipiṭakakovida Selection Examinations, in which he had to show his memory of Tipiṭaka by reciting the Canon without being prompted more than five times in a day,[7] in 2007 and was awarded the title of Tipiṭakadhara (lit.

[2] After completing all five levels of ideology written exam, he became the holder of the title of Tipiṭakakovida (lit.

[3] In 2016, Ashin was offered the title of Tipiṭakadhara Dhammabhaṇḍāgārika by the Burmese government,[8][9] and was thereafter known as its 12th recipient in history.

[5][1] During his years of monkhood, Ashin won a total of 47 achievements, including 10 Dhammācariya and 3 Pali Pāragū degrees.