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Chekinda
Title	Ashin
Personal life
Born	(1958-01-28) 28 January 1958 (age 66) Sagaing Sagaing Region, Burma
Occupation	Buddhist monk
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism
School	Theravada
Lineage	Shwegyin Nikaya
Dharma names	Chekinda 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.^[1] In 2022, he was promoted to a rector of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University in Yangon.^[2] He founded the Dhammaduta Chekinda University and is known for his summer school programs that attract Burmese youth.^[3][4]