The interview with Sayadaw will be conducted via Zoom.
Sayadaw Kovida was born on 5 July 1976 in Thet Ke Gyin Village in Seik Phyu Township, Magwey Division. He was ordained as a Samanera at the age of 14 in 1990 and ordained as a Bhikkhu in 1996 at Mahāvisutārāma Monastery in Salin Township.
Sayadaw Kovida studied Buddhist scriptures at Mahāvisutārāma Monastery from 1990 to 1999 and then at Ma-soe-yein Monastery - a famous Buddhist monastery in Mandalay from 2000 to 2003. He passed the Dhammācariya teacher examination and was awarded the title of Sāsanadhaja-Dhammācariya (Dhamma Teacher). After that, he taught Buddhist scriptures at Ma-soe-yein Monastery.
In 2006, Sayadaw Kovida practiced meditation at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery under the guidance of Pa-Auk Sayadawgyi and other teachers such as Sayadaw U Kovida (Pa Khuk Ku), U Kañcana (Ye Oo), and U Revata (Mawlamyine).
In April 2008, Sayadaw Kovida was appointed by Pa-Auk Sayadawgyi to be a Kammaṭṭhānācariya (meditation teacher). Since then, he has taught meditation practice to many local and foreign meditators at the main center of Pa-Auk Forest Monastery in Mawlamyine. The Sayadaw is fluent in Burmese and English. Occasionally, the Sayadaw also conducts meditation interviews in Pali when necessary. In addition to giving meditation guidance, the Sayadaw regularly teaches at the monastery, including various aspects of Dhamma, Vinaya, Pali, and Burmese, etc.
Sayadaw Kovida has extensive experience in teaching Dhamma abroad. He has held meditation retreats in Korea (2010), Latvia (2010), Malaysia (2013) and Indonesia (2018). In addition to retreats, he has given Dhamma talks in Singapore (2010), Malaysia (2011, 2013), China (2013), Taiwan (2013), Thailand (2015) and several times in Indonesia (since 2013 including at Dhammadāyāda Vihāra, Medan in 2017 and 2018).