The Venerable Taung Kalay (Taung Galay) Sayadaw U Paññasãmi (U Pinnyathami) (Burmese: တောင်ကလေးဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသာမိ, born Saw Phoe Thu on 14 July 1960) is a Karen theravada buddhist monk, and also known as a prolific writer and a historian.