Buddha Sāsana Nuggaha
ဗုဒ္ဓသာသနာနုဂ္ဂဟ
Buddhasāsana Nuggaha
Formation13 November 1947 (13 November 1947)
Founded atYangon, Myanmar
PurposeAdvance the Buddhist pariyatti and patipatti studies
HeadquartersYangon, Myanmar
AffiliationsMahasi Sasana Yeiktha

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]

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

  1. ↑ Jerryson, Michael K. (December 2016). The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199362387.
  2. ↑ "The Buddha Sasana Nuggaha Organization". Mahasi Sasana Yeik Tha. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. 1 2 Sayadaw, Mahasi. "Thoughts on Dhamma" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Jordt, Ingrid (2014-07-31). Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780896804579.
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