Shwe Nya War Sayadaw

In this Burmese name, Sayadaw is an honorific.
Shwe Nya War Sayadaw
ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော်
Religion Buddhism
School Theravada
Dharma names Paññāsiha
ပညာသီဟ
Personal
Nationality Burmese
Born 1965 (age 49–50)
Payagon Village, Yamethin District, Mandalay Division, Burma
Senior posting
Based in Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
Title Sayadaw
Religious career
Ordination 27 wa
Website www.shwenyawar.com

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]

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, despite sending the Committee an apology where had asked for a repeal.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Zarni Mann (19 January 2012). "Evicted Buddhist Abbot to Leave Monastery Within One Month". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Brief bio of Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw and dispel order". Scribd. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw ordered to leave his monastery". The Best Friend. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသိဟအား အရေးယူဆောင်ရွက်ရန်ကိစ္စ". State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (in Burmese). 12 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

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