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Buddhist monks prepare for Chattha Sangayana (the sixth Great Buddhist Council) in B.E. 2499 (C.E 1956), Rangoon, Myanmar. It had prepared for three years and two years for revision. (Inforrmation from Loke Se Ri Monthly Magazine Vol. April 1954). Chattha Sangayana (the sixth Great Buddhist Council) is agree discussion of international Buddhist want to have in Yangon, Myanmar, it is very Great of Buddhist Council.Since the Buddha passed away for 2500 years. There are only five time of Chattha Sangayana (the sixth Great Buddhist Council) and Buddhist monk wrote the teaching of the Buddha in the book in the first time of Chattha Sangayana (the Four Great Buddhist Council) in Lanka and gave the name of teaching of the Buddha as: “Phra Tai Pe Dok (The three parts of the Buddhist canon)” Before Christ 29 years. In C.E 1871 Chattha Sangayana (the five Great Buddhist Council) in Mandalay, Myanmar and they wrote the teaching of the Buddha in stone 729 pieces. Now they had development and American offers Machine for write teaching of the Buddha in a book. So, they edit the old one and translate into many language for the Chattha Sangayana (the six Great Buddhist Council). There are more than 500 monks from Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Nepal and other country of south east Asia was chosen for helping each other making books of the teaching of the Buddha again. After the Chattha Sangayana (the six Great Buddhist Council) they will use this place for Buddhist International University of south east Asia. Fund for build this was offering from Buddhist lay people who has faithful in Myanmar. (This photo scanned from newspaper of Lok Se Ri, printed on April, 1954 of Ajan Maha On See Mungkhala, Ban Khili, March, 2008).

Original material consists of: monochrome halftone print