Shwe Nya War Sayadaw
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{{Burmese name|Sayadaw}}
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| name = Shwe Nya War Sayadaw
| native_name = {{lang|my|ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော်}}
| image = Shwe Nya War Sayartaw Pyin Nyar Thiha.JPG
| caption = Shwe Nya War in 2011
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| dharma_name = {{IAST|Paññāsiha}}
{{lang|my|ပညာသီဟ}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = Payagon Village, Yamethin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
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| nationality = Burmese
| religion = Buddhism
| school = Theravada
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| title = Sayadaw
| location = Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
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| occupation = Buddhist monk
| ordination = 27 wa
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| website = {{URL|www.shwenyawar.com}}
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U Pinnyasiha ({{lang|my|ပညာသီဟ}}), commonly known as the Shwe Nya Wa Sayadaw ({{langx|my|ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသီဟ}}, {{IPA|my|ʃwèɲa̰wà sʰəjàdɔ̀|pron}}), 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22888|title=Evicted Buddhist Abbot to Leave Monastery Within One Month|last=Zarni Mann|date=19 January 2012|work=The Irrawaddy|accessdate=20 February 2012}}
Early life
He was born in 1965 to U Htun Yin and Daw Hla Tot, in Phayagon village, Mandalay Division.{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/dna_freeburma/d/75745723-Brief-bio-of-Shwe-Nya-Wah-Sayadaw-and-dispel-order|title=Brief bio of Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw and dispel order|via=Scribd|accessdate=20 February 2012}}
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Monkhood career
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebestfriend.org/2012/01/19/shwe-nya-wah-sayadaw-ordered-to-leave-his-monastery/|title=Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw ordered to leave his monastery|date=19 January 2012|work=The Best Friend|accessdate=20 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/75745573/Unfair-Order-for-Shwe-Nya-Wa-Sayardaw|title=ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသိဟအား အရေးယူဆောင်ရွက်ရန်ကိစ္စ|date=12 December 2011|work=State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee|language=Burmese|accessdate=20 February 2012}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/15324-monk-decries-corruption-and-abuse-of-power-in-sangha.html|title=Monk decries corruption and abuse of power in Sangha |author=Aung Kyaw Min |date=3 July 2015|work=The Myanmar Times|accessdate=9 July 2015}}
In the wake of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état on 1 February, he was detained by the Myanmar Armed Forces.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 February 2021|title=Recent Arrest List CSOs (Last Updated on Feb 4)|url=https://aappb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Recent-Arrest-List-CSOsLast-Updated-on-Feb-4.pdf|access-date=|website=Assistance Association for Political Prisoners}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002056/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20111216-316692.html new.asiaone.com]
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-asia-16198935 BBC Asia]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxGICCfRDAU&feature=player_embedded#at=182 Shwe Nya War Sayadaw said broke media ethics ]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFMh4SYf0to 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
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Category:Theravada Buddhist monks
Category:Burmese Buddhist monks