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, by The Irrawaddy
The brutality of Myanmar’s junta has unmasked the generals in command but also influential Buddhist monks who were previously revered as significant religious figures.
Ashin Chekinda was known for his Buddhist programs for teenagers during the holidays, attracting hundreds of youngsters (…)
, by The Irrawaddy
Two high-profile Buddhist monks who reportedly urged military chief Min Aung Hlaing to seize power well before he did so last year consecrated a replica of Shwezigon Pagoda together with the junta boss in the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday, which marked the Full Moon Day of Kason.
The two (…)
, by The Irrawaddy
Seven months after the military coup in Myanmar, some young Buddhist monks have taken off their yellow robes to join the armed struggle against the junta, while other older and senior ones are throwing in their lot with the junta leaders.
One of the monks in the latter group is Sitagu (…)
, by The Irrawaddy
One of Myanmar regime leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s favorite Buddhist monks, Sitagu Sayadaw, is accompanying the junta’s No. 2 man on his current trip to Russia, seemingly providing further confirmation of the popular opinion that he is close to the junta leaders.
Regime (…)
, by AFP
Myanmar’s Buddhist monkhood led an earlier struggle against military rule but is split on the February 1 coup that ended the country’s nascent democracy, with some prominent religious leaders defending the new junta.
Three months of turmoil have followed the military’s February 1 pre-dawn (…)
, by The Irrawaddy
Yangon—One of Myanmar’s most influential Buddhist monks has finally broken his silence over the military’s brutal assaults on anti-regime protesters.
Sitagu Sayadaw, who is close to the coup’s leader, has joined other monks in calling on the junta to stop killing unarmed people.
Initially (…)
, by OPPENHEIM Marella
Critics of Ashin Wirathu and his denim-clad disciples say the monk incites racial violence against Rohingya refugees. He claims he is merely protecting his people. Myanmar army allegedly left Rohingya refugees with bullet wounds and burns.
“Aung San Suu Kyii would like to help the Bengali, (…)
, by McPHERSON Poppy
Ultra-nationalist Buddhist group Ma Ba Tha has been spreading anti-Muslim rhetoric across Myanmar for years. Cosmopolitan Mandalay is at the heart of this hostility – which many fear is here to stay.
In a cluttered room in a monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second city, a group of (…)
, by HODAL Kate
Thousands watch YouTube videos of 45-year-old ’Burmese Bin Laden’ who preaches against country’s Muslim minority.
His name is Wirathu, he calls himself the “Burmese Bin Laden” and he is a Buddhist monk who is stoking religious hatred across Burma.
The saffron-robed 45-year-old regularly (…)
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