▁a ▁Bur m ese ▁herm it ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁works ▁on ▁Buddh ist ▁pag od as ▁and ▁other ▁religious ▁buildings ▁in ▁My an mar . ▁U ▁K hand i ▁maintained ▁the ▁Mand al ay ▁Hill ▁and ▁organized ▁many ▁religious ▁activities ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁ ▁U ▁K hand i ▁was ▁born ▁Ma ung ▁Po ▁Ma ung ▁in ▁Y w ath aya ▁Village , ▁Yam eth in ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Herm it ▁Life ▁U ▁K hand i ▁became ▁herm it ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁med itated ▁at ▁the ▁Mand al ay ▁Th ak ho ▁hill ▁and ▁Sh we - my in - t in ▁hill . ▁His ▁good will ▁organization ▁completed ▁construction ▁and ▁renov ation ▁of ▁several ▁building ▁pag od as ▁and ▁religious ▁buildings ▁at ▁hill top s , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁on ▁the ▁K ya ik ti yo ▁P ag oda ▁and ▁at ▁Ta ung ▁Kal at . ▁▁ ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁people ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁colonial ▁British ▁government , ▁which ▁gave ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁follow ers ’ ▁special ▁privileges ▁such ▁as ▁free ▁travel ▁certific ates ▁and ▁work ▁perm its . ▁U ▁K hand i ▁suffered ▁minor ▁par al ysis ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁fun eral ▁celebr ations ▁were ▁held ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁cre m ated . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁and ▁Life ▁Work ▁