U Pinnyasiha (ပညာသီဟ), commonly known as the Shwe Nya Wa Sayadaw (Burmese: ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသီဟ, pronounced [ʃwèɲa̰wà sʰəjàdɔ̀]), is a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk, best known for teaching at Yangon Buddhist University in Kyimyindaing Township in Yangon. In December 2011, he met with Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, along with other civil society delegates.[1]
Shwe Nya War Sayadaw | |
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ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် | |
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| Title | Sayadaw |
| Personal | |
| Born | Maung - 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| School | Theravada |
| Dharma names | Paññāsiha ပညာသီဟ |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
| Ordination | 27 wa |
| Website | www |
He was born in 1965 to U Htun Yin and Daw Hla Tot, in Phayagon village, Mandalay Division.[2]
In February 2012, Shwenyawa Sayadaw, the abbot of the Sadhu Pariyatti Monastery, was evicted from his monastery by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee for alleged disobedience, by holding a sermon at the Mandalay office of the National League for Democracy in September, where he had publicly called for the release of political prisoners and the end of ongoing civil wars.[3][4]
Shwenyawa Sayadaw is known to be a controversial and outspoken figure, he has criticised many of his peers in the Buddhist clergy for corruption and failure to live up their religious obligations, as well as speaking out against the government and the military. Most notably he is known for his strong opposition to the nationalistic and anti-Muslim 969 movement, Shwenyawa Saydaw urged for calm and restraint during the 2013 Burma anti-Muslim riots.[5]
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, he was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.[6]
References
edit- ^ Zarni Mann (19 January 2012). "Evicted Buddhist Abbot to Leave Monastery Within One Month". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Brief bio of Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw and dispel order". Scribd. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw ordered to leave his monastery". The Best Friend. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသိဟအား အရေးယူဆောင်ရွက်ရန်ကိစ္စ". State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (in Burmese). 12 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Aung Kyaw Min (3 July 2015). "Monk decries corruption and abuse of power in Sangha". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Recent Arrest List CSOs (Last Updated on Feb 4)" (PDF). Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 4 February 2021.
External links
edit- new.asiaone.com
- BBC Asia
- Shwe Nya War Sayadaw said broke media ethics
- Shwe Nya War Sayadaw and 99% Buddhist monks agreed and recommended on 969 campaign. This is the interview of U Khin Maung Soe of Radio Free Asia to Shwe Nya War Sayadaw with English subtitle