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Ashin Wirathu (Maung) was born on 10 July, 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma (now Myanmar), is a Burmese Buddhist monk (born 1968). Discover Ashin Wirathu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

Popular As Maung
Occupation Buddhist monk
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 10 July, 1968
Birthday 10 July
Birthplace Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma (now Myanmar)
Nationality Myanmar

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1968

Ashin Wirathu (ဝီရသူ, ; born 10 July 1968 in Kyaukse, Mandalay Division, Burma) is a Burmese Buddhist monk, and the leader of the 969 Movement in Myanmar.

He has been accused of supporting the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar through his speeches, although he claims to be a peaceful preacher and not to have advocated violence—which is disputed by others.

Facebook banned his page on the charge of allegedly spreading religious hatred towards other communities, after repeated warnings to not post religiously inflammatory content.

Wirathu was born in 1968 in Myinsaing village, Kyaukse, near Mandalay.

He left school at the age 14 to become a monk.

2001

In 2001, he became involved in the 969 Movement.

2003

Two years later, in 2003, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his sermons, but was released in 2012 along with many other political prisoners.

2011

Since the government reforms of 2011, he has been especially active on YouTube and other forms of social media.

Facebook banned his page on the charge of spreading religious hatred towards other communities, after repeated warnings to not post religiously inflammatory content.

2012

Wirathu led a rally of monks in Mandalay in September 2012 to promote President Thein Sein's controversial plan to send Burmese Rohingya Muslims to a third country.

One month later, more violence broke out in Rakhine state.

Wirathu claims the violence in Rakhine was the spark for the subsequent violence in Myanmar's central city of Meiktila, where a dispute in a gold shop quickly spiralled into a looting-and-arson spree.

More than 14 people were killed, after monasteries, shops and houses were burned down across the city.

At least two people, including a Burmese Buddhist monk, Shin Thawbita, and a Muslim man were reportedly assaulted and tortured by mobs in Meiktila on 5 March.

2013

Wirathu is mentioned on the cover story of Time magazine as "The Face of Buddhist Terror" on 1 July 2013.

"You can be full of kindness and love, but you cannot sleep next to a mad dog," Wirathu said, referring to Muslims.

"If we are weak," he said, "our land will become Muslim."

Referring to Muslim violence and domination in neighbouring nations and the example of the spread of Islam in Indonesia, Wirathu claims that his Muslim opponents labelled him the "Burmese Bin Laden" after the Time article incorrectly reported he described himself in this manner.

He said he "abhorred violence" and "opposes terrorism".

Wirathu has expressed admiration for, and a desire to follow the example of, the English Defence League by "protecting the public."

Thein Sein accused Time of slandering the Buddhist religion and harming the national reconciliation process by accusing the outspoken cleric of stoking anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar.

Describing him as a "son of Buddha", the president defended Wirathu as a "noble person" committed to peace.

"The article in Time Magazine can cause misunderstanding about the Buddhist religion, which has existed for millennia and is followed by the majority of Burmese citizens," Thein Sein said.

In an interview with DVB, Wirathu accused Time of committing a "serious human rights violation" by refusing to present his views in a verbatim question and answer format.

"Before I had heard [rumours] of the Arab world dominating the global media," he said, "but this time, I've seen it for myself."

Wirathu openly blamed Muslims for instigating the recent violence.

Wirathu claimed that Myanmar's Muslims are being financed by Middle Eastern forces, saying, "The local Muslims are crude and savage because the extremists are pulling the strings, providing them with financial, military and technical power".

On 21 July 2013, he was the apparent target of a bomb explosion, but he remained unscathed.

Five people were slightly injured in the blast, including a novice monk.

Wirathu claimed that the bombing was an attempt by Muslim extremists to silence his voice.

He has called for restrictions on marriages between Buddhists and Muslims, and for boycotts of Muslim-owned businesses.

However, not everyone from within his own faith agrees with his teachings.

Abbot Ashin Ariyawuntha Biwunsa of Mandalay's Myawaddy Sayadaw monastery denounced him, saying, "He sides a little towards hate [and this was] not the way Buddha taught. What the Buddha taught is that hatred is not good, because Buddha sees everyone as an equal being. The Buddha doesn't see people through religion."

The Guardian explained what they see as his extremism as little more than due to ignorance, although his views do have influence in Myanmar where many businesses are "run successfully by Muslims".

Burmese pro-democracy activist Maung Zarni denounced Wirathu's 969 Movement for spreading hate speech and argued that EU countries should take the matter seriously as Myanmar is a "major EU-aid recipient country".

The 969 movement got banned by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee in September 2013, for having drafted civil rights laws to limit the Muslim population.

2014

But shortly after, in January 2014, people formerly involved in the 969 movement established the Patriotic Association of Myanmar, known by its Burmese initials Ma Ba Tha, that carried on promoting the ideas of protection of race.

2017

This association again renamed to the Buddha Dhamma Charity Foundation in 2017 after a similar ban.

Wirathu reacted to these bans by pointing that the Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee was controlled by the military and took its decision "under the gun".

Although Ma Ba Tha is led by a collegial committee, Wirathu is described as the outspoken leader of the Ma Ba Tha.