Back اشين ويراثو Arabic আশিন ওয়েরাথু Bengali/Bangla Ashin Wirathu Czech Ashin Wirathu German Ashin Wirathu Spanish آشین ویراتو Persian Ashin Wirathu Finnish Ashin Wirathu French असिन विराथु Hindi Ashin Wirathu ID
U Wirathu ဝီရသူ | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 10 July 1968 (age 56) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| School | Theravada |
| Other names | Win Khaing Oo |
| Monastic name | Vīrasū |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Organization | |
| Temple | New Masoyein Monastery, Mandalay |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Dhammapiya |
Ashin Wirathu (Burmese: ဝီရသူ, Pali: Vīrasū; born 10 July 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma) is a Burmese Buddhist monk, and the leader of the 969 Movement in Myanmar.[1] He has incited the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar through his speeches.[2] Facebook banned his page on the charge of allegedly spreading religious hatred towards other communities, after repeated warnings to not post religiously inflammatory content.[3]
- ^ "Two documentaries probe Myanmar's religious strife". The Economist. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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NYT20130621was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Facebook removes Myanmar monk's page for 'inflammatory posts' about Radical Islamists". Scroll.in. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2020.