The Icons
  • SDG
  • ESG
  • Leadership
  • Business
  • World
  • Health
  • Succession
  • Innovation
  • More
    • Women
    • Entertainment
    • Academic
    • Culture
    • Lastest
    • Lifestyle
    • Tech
    • Opinion
    • About《The Icons》
  • Chinese 中文
Login
No Result
View All Result
The Icons
No Result
View All Result
Home Culture

a Different Style of Practice! Burmese Monk Naing Win: I Travel around the World by Making Friends

Victor Chou 周允德 by Victor Chou 周允德
December 21, 2022
a Different Style of Practice! Burmese Monk Naing Win: I Travel around the World by Making Friends

In the impression of the world, monks are often highly respected and far away from the world. After becoming a monk, they settled in monasteries and lived a regular life of practice, chanting, and worshipping Buddha–This is what people think. 

You might also like

Dr. Kuang-Cheng Chang, CEO of Renew Clinic: Only Persistence Can Truly Honour Every Scar

COP30 Leaders|United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: COP30 Marks a Critical Moment for Humanity

COP30 Leaders|COP30 CEO Ana Toni: If You Are Not Part of the Solution, You Are Part of the Problem!

However, the wonderful life of the junior Burmese monk Naing Win, now living in Yangon, may completely break our established impression of monks. Not only does he “work remotely”, stays outside the temple for most of the year, but he can also enjoy high-end cuisine regardless of meat or vegetable, and even  accepts the sponsorship of friends to travel around the world and enjoy life in star-rated hotels just because of “mutual trust”.

This time, Naing Win was invited to be interviewed by “The Icons” to reveal his unique Buddhist practice life.

Myanmar monasteries are more free than you think

Naing Win was travelling abroad at the time of the interview, and he was interviewed at the hotel with a polite, shy smile and peaceful Buddhist music in the background. 

Naing Win explained that at the age of 6 or 7, Buddhists in Myanmar will be sent by their families to monasteries for free enlightenment education, learning their own cultural knowledge and Buddhist knowledge. After several years of education, young monks can either choose to return to secular life, stay as a monk, or even “transfer” to a different monastery.

Naing Win is an example of transferring monasteries. He shared: “When I was 7 to 10 years old, I practised in a monastery in my hometown, Mandalay (Burmese: မန္တလေး), but as I got older, I wanted to visit bigger cities, so I went to the monastery in Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်မြို့, the largest city in Myanmar), and stayed until now.”

Source: Naing Win

The life of a monk is actually more like a “working holiday”?

So what to do in a monastery? Naing Win said that being a monk in a monastery is actually not like working. You don’t need to “check in to work” every day. When you are in a monastery, you will meditate and recite scriptures, or help those who want to learn Buddhism, but most of the time he prefers to travel outside, and the way of travel is also very special. 

His trips are all based on friendship, with his friends sponsoring his travel expenses, while he accompanies friends to meditate, or acts as a tour guide to introduce Myanmar. 

“I just went to Thailand a while ago, and I’m going to Japan next week. Actually, I prefer to go to Dubai, but my friend doesn’t want to go.” Naing Win said with a smile.

Next stop on the world tour, Dubai

“I have experienced Michelin restaurants and five-star hotels, so I don’t have strong desires now.” Because eating meat is not a taboo for Buddhist monks in Myanmar, plus Naing Win is not bound by the  monastery, Naing Win has already tasted all kinds of delicacies and stayed in different sorts of high-end hotels under the sponsorship of friends.

He said that his current hobbies are photography, riding motorcycles, making friends, and introducing Burmese culture to foreigners. “What is your goal for the rest of your life?” Satisfied with his life, Naing Win only said: “I want to continue to travel around the world, especially Dubai, which I have longed for!”

More from《The Icons》:

Initiate ESG, Influence The World with A Piece of Paper! President of Taiwan Lung Meng Advanced Composite Materials CO., LTD, Henry Liang: Use Stone Paper to Create Midas Touch

Unbox The Special Burmese Monk’s Life, Naing Win: Use ESG to Make Friends from Everywhere

ShareShareTweet
Victor Chou 周允德

Victor Chou 周允德

Hi I'm Victor Chou, Consultant of The Icons, graduated from National Taiwan University department of English.
大家好我是周允德,The Icons顧問,台大外文系畢業。

Recommended For You

Dr. Kuang-Cheng Chang, CEO of Renew Clinic. (Photo: Renew Clinic)

Dr. Kuang-Cheng Chang, CEO of Renew Clinic: Only Persistence Can Truly Honour Every Scar

by Gary Kung
October 4, 2025

...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (Photo: Club de Madrid)

COP30 Leaders|United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: COP30 Marks a Critical Moment for Humanity

by Kawin Lee
October 3, 2025

...

COP30 CEO Ana Toni. (Photo: Wikipedia)

COP30 Leaders|COP30 CEO Ana Toni: If You Are Not Part of the Solution, You Are Part of the Problem!

by Amal Khaled
September 18, 2025

...

Bean Chang, Founder of BAOBIAN IP and President of BAOBIAN Academy (left), with Harry Hsu, Founder of The Icons Media Group (right). (Photo: The Icons)

In the Next Decade, Business Leaders Without IP Will Gradually Lose Market Trust

by YC
September 11, 2025

...

From top to bottom, left to right: Viola Jardon, Head of Innovation Programmes at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL); Tzu-Cheng Lin, Special Assistant to the Chairman of Fu Tsu Construction; Chenwei Huang, General Manager of JAN CHENG LIGHTING CO., LTD.; Ken Hsi, Chief Marketing Officer of HSIN CHONG GROUP; Jeff Tsai, Chairman of GTB Group; Ali Ying-Che Hsieh, President of the Cambridge University Taiwan Alumni Association and Professor at National Tsing Hua University; Bella Wang, CEO of the Taiwan Digital Enterprise Alliance; Harry Hsu, CEO of《The Icons》and Secretary General of the Cambridge University Taiwan Alumni Association. (Photo: The Icons)

Amid Global Upheaval, The Mission of a New Generation of Entrepreneurs: Not to Guard the Past, But to Create the Future

by Gary Kung
August 28, 2025

...

Next Post

Is ESG a Challenge or Opportunity for Success? Sunny Huang, CEO of The New Wide Group, Co-Founder of Smart Capital: It’s The Path for Living!

Please login to join discussion

Top Views

“The Elephant Doctor” Dr. Wei-Shin Chou. (Photo: Dr. Wei-Shin Chou)

“The Elephant Doctor” Dr. Wei-Shin Chou: The Mission of Medicine Is to Safeguard the Source of Health

October 2, 2025
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang(Photography: BusinessToday)

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: AI and Sustainability Dual Engines Driving a New Era

July 2, 2024
Kecia Steelman, CEO of Ulta Beauty. (Photography: WWD)

Kecia Steelman, CEO of Ulta Beauty: The Future of Beauty Is Not Just a Trend, but a Responsibility and a Call to Action

April 3, 2025
Andy Lin, President of the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Junior Chapter. (Photography: Andy Lin)

Art Is Not Just Performance, It’s the Power to Transcend Borders! Andy Lin, President of the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Junior Chapter: Let Music Become the Language That Changes the World

July 7, 2025
Reef AI Khajeh, Marketing Director of The Emirates Red Crescent: Charting a Course for Global Humanitarian Leadership

Reef AI Khajeh, Marketing Director of The Emirates Red Crescent: Charting a Course for Global Humanitarian Leadership

January 30, 2024
Founder of Young Power Art, Kate Huang (Photography: Young Power Art)

Founder of Young Power Art, Kate Huang: Promoting Gender Equality and Diversity through the Lens of Art

September 9, 2024

The Icons

  • About 《The Icons》
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Women

CATEGORIES

SDG Business Succession Academic Lifestyle
ESG World Innovation Culture Tech
Leadership Health Entertainment Latest Opinion

Contact us

Email: hello@theicons.net

   

© 2025 THE ICONS COLLECTIVE LTD. All Rights Reserved.

Sign in or create your account
OR USE
Please wait. Signing you in...
Forgot Password?
Signin with another account
OR USE
Please wait. Signing you in...
Already have an account? Login.
OR USE
Please wait. Signing you in...
Enter your email address or username to continue.
No Result
View All Result
  • Chinese 中文
  • SDG
  • ESG
  • Leadership
  • Business
  • World
  • Health
  • Succession
  • Innovation
  • Entertainment
  • Academic
  • Culture
  • Lastest
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
  • Opinion
  • About《The Icons》
  • Login

© 2025 THE ICONS COLLECTIVE LTD. All Rights Reserved.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?