“The Pen is Sharper than the Sword”
Interview with Ashin Issariya (aka King Zero) and Ashin Kovida, 14th
March, 2011 The Best Friend Library, Mae Sot
by Martin Kovan
Ashin Issariya, also known by the pen-name King Zero, was one of the
central architects and organizers of the 2007 Saffron Revolution, and
continues his educational, political and social-welfare work in exile
in Mae Sot, Thailand, via The Best Friend Library with branches which
he founded inside and outside Burma. His colleague Ashin Kovida also
coordinates the Library and educates the local and global audience
about the ongoing Buddhist non-violent resistance movement inside and
outside Burma. Martin Kovan is a writer and scholar of Buddhism
currently living and working as an educator in Mae Sot. by Martin Kovan
