Buddha Sāsana Nuggaha

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]

Buddha Sāsana Nuggaha

ဗုဒ္ဓသာသနာနုဂ္ဂဟ Buddhasāsana Nuggaha
Formation	13 November 1947; 76 years ago (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

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. 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.