State Samgha Maha Nayaka Committee

The State Saṃgha Mahā Nāyaka Committee (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်သံဃမဟာနာယကအဖွဲ့, ALA-LC: Nuiṅ‘ṅaṃto‘ Saṃgha Mahā Nāyaka Aphvai', abbreviated Mahana or မဟန in Burmese, SSMNC in English) is a government-appointed body of high-ranking Buddhist monks that oversees and regulates the Saṃgha (Buddhist clergy) in Burma (Myanmar). == History == The Committee was formed after the First Congregation of All Orders for the Purification, Perpetuation and Propagation of Sasana, which sought to consolidate state control of the country's Samgha, was held in Rangoon (now Yangon) from 24 to 27 May 1980.

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