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| − | The Fifth Buddhist council (Burmese: ပဉ္စမသင်္ဂါယနာ) took place in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) in 1871 AD in the reign of King Mindon. The chief objective of this meeting was to recite all the teachings of the Buddha according to the Theravada Pali Canon and examine them in minute detail to see if any of them had been altered, distorted or dropped. It was presided over by three Elders, the Venerable Mahathera Jagarabhivamsa, the Venerable Narindabhidhaja, and the Venerable Mahathera Sumangalasami in the company of 2,400 monks. Their joint [[Dhamma]] recitation lasted five months. | + | The [[Fifth Buddhist council]] ([[Burmese]]: ပဉ္စမသင်္ဂါယနာ) took place in [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]] ([[Myanmar]]) in 1871 AD in the reign of [[King]] [[Mindon]]. The chief [[objective]] of this meeting was to recite all the [[teachings of the Buddha]] according to the [[Theravada]] [[Pali Canon]] and examine them in minute detail to see if any of them had been altered, distorted or dropped. It was presided over by three [[Elders]], the [[Venerable]] [[Mahathera]] [[Jagarabhivamsa]], the [[Venerable]] [[Narindabhidhaja]], and the [[Venerable]] [[Mahathera]] [[Sumangalasami]] in the company of 2,400 [[monks]]. Their joint [[Dhamma]] {{Wiki|recitation}} lasted five months. |
| − | The Fifth Buddhist council was a Burmese affair, and most other Buddhist countries were not involved in it. It is not generally recognized outside Burma. It has been argued that, since the Theravadin multinational Sixth Buddhist council received the name of "[[Sixth Buddhist council]]", this involved implicitly recognizing the fifth, even though most other nations were not involved in the fifth council, and the results of the fifth council were limited to the Burmese edition of the Pali Canon only. However, there were a number of other councils held in Ceylon and Thailand between the fourth and sixth, so the total can be made up in other ways. | + | The [[Fifth Buddhist council]] was a [[Burmese]] affair, and most other [[Buddhist]] countries were not involved in it. It is not generally [[recognized]] outside [[Burma]]. It has been argued that, since the [[Theravadin]] multinational [[Sixth Buddhist council]] received the [[name]] of "[[Sixth Buddhist council]]", this involved implicitly [[recognizing]] the fifth, even though most other nations were not involved in the [[fifth council]], and the results of the [[fifth council]] were limited to the [[Burmese]] edition of the [[Pali Canon]] only. However, there were a number of other councils held in [[Ceylon]] and [[Thailand]] between the fourth and sixth, so the total can be made up in other ways. |
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 30 August 2014
The Fifth Buddhist council (Burmese: ပဉ္စမသင်္ဂါယနာ) took place in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) in 1871 AD in the reign of King Mindon. The chief objective of this meeting was to recite all the teachings of the Buddha according to the Theravada Pali Canon and examine them in minute detail to see if any of them had been altered, distorted or dropped. It was presided over by three Elders, the Venerable Mahathera Jagarabhivamsa, the Venerable Narindabhidhaja, and the Venerable Mahathera Sumangalasami in the company of 2,400 monks. Their joint Dhamma recitation lasted five months.
The Fifth Buddhist council was a Burmese affair, and most other Buddhist countries were not involved in it. It is not generally recognized outside Burma. It has been argued that, since the Theravadin multinational Sixth Buddhist council received the name of "Sixth Buddhist council", this involved implicitly recognizing the fifth, even though most other nations were not involved in the fifth council, and the results of the fifth council were limited to the Burmese edition of the Pali Canon only. However, there were a number of other councils held in Ceylon and Thailand between the fourth and sixth, so the total can be made up in other ways.
