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Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk
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In this Burmese name, Ashin is an honorific, not a given name.
Chekinda
TitleAshin
Personal life
Born (1958-01-28) 28 January 1958 (age 66)
Sagaing Sagaing Region, Burma
OccupationBuddhist monk
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
LineageShwegyin Nikaya
Dharma namesChekinda
ဆေကိန္ဒ

Ashin Chekinda (Burmese: အရှင်ဆေကိန္ဒ; also known as Dhammadūta Ashin Chekinda) is a Theravada Buddhist monk from Myanmar (Burma). Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Ashin Chekinda's public profile has increased, due to his close relationship with Min Aung Hlaing. In 2022, he was promoted to a rector of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University in Yangon. He founded the Dhammaduta Chekinda University and is known for his summer school programs that attract Burmese youth.

References

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