Buddha Sāsana Nuggaha (Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓသာသနာနုဂ္ဂဟ; Pali: Buddhasāsana Nuggaha) is a Buddhist lay association based in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). The organization was founded on 13 November 1947 by U Nu, Sir U Thwin, and other laypeople.[1][2] The organization was founded to advance the study of Buddhist pariyatti and patipatti.[3]
ဗုဒ္ဓသာသနာနုဂ္ဂဟ Buddhasāsana Nuggaha | |
| Formation | 13 November 1947 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Purpose | Advance the Buddhist pariyatti and patipatti studies |
| Headquarters | Yangon, Myanmar |
| Affiliations | Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha |
The present-day Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha (retreat center) established by Mahasi Sayadaw for the vipassana movement is based on the grounds of the organization in Kokkaing, Yangon.[3] Following the 1962 Burmese coup d'état, many key members of U Nu's government retired to the Sasana Yeiktha.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jerryson, Michael K. (December 2016). The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199362387.
- ^ "The Buddha Sasana Nuggaha Organization". Mahasi Sasana Yeik Tha. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ a b Sayadaw, Mahasi. "Thoughts on Dhamma" (PDF).
- ^ Jordt, Ingrid (2014-07-31). Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780896804579.