The monastery was established in September 1897, by Sri. Khijari Babu, a resident of Bangladesh & also a successful businessman of Calcutta. The Mayanmar Buddhist Monastery Kushinagar was the First International monastery in the holy land, the Buddha's nirvana place, for monks and a Buddhist practice center for lay people. 

In 1891-92 when Mahavir Bhikshu saw the nirvana statue of Lord Buddha. He along with Khijari Babu with a sacred dream of making the temple reached  Kushinagar and confirmed the existence of the Nirvana statue.

Afterwards in 1897 when Khijari Babu came with all his wealth to Kushinagar to buy the property in Kushinagar, he was looted  at Sirasia Pul on Deoria Kushinagar way. But anyhow the funds were rearranged and 6 Acers land was purchased. The main temple was reconstructed and the Burmese monastery was formed with the construction of Burmese temple in 1898 for the devotees of Buddha.

In 1897, Mahavir Bikshu introduced Bikshu Chandramani a Burmese Monk who originally belonged to Ghamar Village of Gajipur District as a person Incharge for the Burmese Monastery. When the temple was made Bhikshu Chandramani made his earnest efforts to project Kushinagar as the Niravana Site of Lord Buddha. His ultimate aim was to bring the traffic from Asian Countries and to Focus  Kushinagar on the world Map by spreading Buddhism.

Bikshu Chandramani was a great physician too. He used to cure the serious diseases by simple leaves brought from the forest. In 1919 he organized a Ramlila to attract the Local people. In 1926 Matha Kuar temple was reformed by the followers of  Bhikshus. Sooner his ideas worked & he started a free education primary school in the year 1929. In 1934 the school was registered as High School & in 1954 it was transformed into a degree college cherished as Buddha Post Graduate Degree College. In the mean time Monastery spreaded its wing in Sarnath, Sigra and BodhGaya.

 In 1972 when Bhikshu Chandamani died a major set back was felt again for development of Kushinagar. But his follower Sant Gyaneshwar took the charge and never looked back.

Sant Gyaneshwar

                 Born in 1936 at Aakayam District of Burma, he left his village in 1950 after his basic education. He then went to Rangoon and became Dharamacharaya and joined as a teacher at Margalarama University. Sri Janki Babu , Dharamrakshit Achutayanand who was known to Baba Gyanashewar made him aware about the Kushinagar and requested him to join as a monk in Burmese Monastery  because the monastery responsibilities were increasing  day by day and the health of Chandrmani Bikshu was getting poor . Sant Gyanashwar came to India to help and serve the monastery . Chanadmani Bikshu motivated Sant Gyaneshwar to attain more knowledge.

              Sant Gyaneshwar completed his High School Examinations in 1968, Intermediate  Examinations in 1970 and finished his graduation in 1973, along with partial charge of the monastery.  After the death of Chandramani Bhikshu in 1972 the monastery was given in joint charge to Sant Gyaneshwar and Bhikshu Ukettima . While administrating the Monastery Sant Gyaneshwar continued his studies and finished up his Post Graduation in 1975 and did his LLB in 1980.

              After the death of Bhikshu Ukettima in 1987 the whole responsibilities came on to the shoulders of Sant Gyaneshwar which is being performed in very well way.  

Temples:

The Monastery attracts the tourist with its beautiful Buddha Temple equipped with antique statues. A new project for constructing a "Samridhi Stupa" is under process. The stupa will contain 5,000 Metal statues of Lord Buddha which will be brought from all over the world.