State Samgha Maha Nayaka Committee

State Saṃgha Mahā Nāyaka Committee
နိုင်ငံတော်သံဃမဟာနာယကအဖွဲ့ (မဟန)
Council overview
Formed24 May 1980 (1980-05-24)
Preceding council
TypeCommittee
JurisdictionSaṃgha of Myanmar
HeadquartersKaba Aye Hill, Yangon, Myanmar
16°51′29″N 96°09′15″E / 16.85798°N 96.15422°E / 16.85798; 96.15422
Employees47 Members Monks
Council executive
  • Bhaddanta Candimābhivaṃsa (Thanlyin Mingyaung Sayadaw), Chairperson
  • Bhaddanta Vasitthabhivaṃsa (Ma'soe Yein Sayadaw), Secretary
Parent departmentMinistry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)
Websitewww.mahana.org.mm

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).

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