Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana-

Persamuan Sangha Ke 6
Anagarika Dharmapala
On 4 January 1948, the nation
became an independent
republic, named the Union of
Burma, with Sao Shwe
Thaik as its first President
and U Nu as its first Prime
Minister. Unlike most other
former British colonies and
overseas territories, Burma
did not become a member of
the Commonwealth.
Mahāpāsāna Cave
Mahāpāsāna Cave
Mahāpāsāna Cave
• The blue 10-pya stamp,
Cambodian monks are
travelling from a building
with classic Khmer
architectural features.
Each of the three leading
monks is holding an
offering bowl on top of
which appears to be a
palm-leaf manuscript,
representing the three
major divisions of the Pāli
canon.
• The Maroon 15-pya
stamp pictures the
Kuthodaw Pagoda, a well-
known site in Mandalay
which
holds 729 marble stelae
engraved with the text
associated with the fifth
Buddhist council.

The monks here appear to

be comparing different
versions of the Pāli canon.
• The brown 35-pya stamp
• displays an aerial view of the
site—including the
pagoda,cave, and monastic
quarters—conveys the dignity
and
magnitude of the site.

• The green 50-pya stamp, Thai

monks are walking towards
the Mahāpāsāna Cave from
Wat Arun in Bangkok. The
leading monk is carrying three
books that are emanating
light, representing the three
• major divisions of the Pāli
canon
• The red one-kyat stamp
depicts Sri Lankan monks
travelling to the
Mahāpāsāna Cave from
perhaps the most well-
known Buddhist site in Sri
Lanka, the Temple of the
Tooth Relic. Each monk
appears to be carrying a
palm-leaf manuscript.
• The purple two-kyat
stamp shows Laotian
monks walking from the
most well-known stupa of
Laos, the Pha That Luang
in Vientiane.
The participating Countries of the
Sixth Sangha Council
Theravada Countries Mahayana Countries