Vasipake Sayadaw

Bhaddanta Vimala Ashin Kovida (; born 14 May 1957), best known as Vasipake Sayadaw , is a Burmese Buddhist monk, astrologer and occult practitioner. He is believed to be the Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's chief astrological adviser. He is famous for his vow of silence. Vasipake played a major role in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

Life His origin is very unclear.

He became one of the main targets of the protesters and was singled out for criticism at anti-regime protests, with some protesters attaching photos of him to htamein (women's sarongs) and hanging them in public places to express their wrath. Seeing the pictures of the monk he venerates attached to htamein, Min Aung Hlaing ordered his troops to take the women's garments down and publicly announced in his state-run newspapers that anyone committing the act would be charged with insulting Buddhism.

On 18 December 2021, together with Min Aung Hlaing, he placed a new diamond orb, the highest part of Kyaik Devi Pagoda built by a Mon King centuries ago. Given the presence of his astrological adviser, the Burmese people naturally conclude the aim of the ceremony, in which the general breathed new life into the ancient temple, to seek divine blessings to sustain Min Aung Hlaing's rule in the country. ဆရာသခင်နှင့် ခရီးသွားခြင်း (2010) ငှက်တေလေအိုနှင့် ဂန္ထဝင်လွမ်းချင်း (2010) ဂြိုဟ်ပြာပြာ (2010) ကြံသကာထုပ်လေးများ နောက်ကွယ်မှာ… (2011) သဲရဲတိုက် (2011)