Narada was born Toe Kywe at 4 am on 31 January 1931 (the 14th Waxing of Tabodwe 1292 ME) to parents U Tun Myat and Daw Saw Myaing in Ywa-kyat village (now Shwedwingon village) in Ayadaw Township (previously Tabayin Township), Sagaing Region.
[1] At the age of five, he started to study Buddhist literature under Koesu Kyaung U Suneyya, the first cousin of his mother.
On 26 June 1950 (10th Waxing of First Waso 1312 ME), Narada received higher ordination under the patronage of Abbot U Suneyya at Koesu Monastery's Khanda Ordination hall under the sponsorship of U Htein and Daw Thant of Abhaya village in Dabanyin Township.
He studied Buddhist literature at famous monasteries in Monywa, Chaung-U, Pakokku and Mandalay Townships for 14 years.
On the full moon Day of Tabaung 1318 ME, he made a trip with Ba Chit (his attendant or kappiya) to Myayeik.