70th Anniversary of Sixth Buddhist Council -FDC(I)-I-

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION:

MiNo. 0592A - 0598A FDC(I)-I- Myanmar
Op.; A = perforated K 14 1/2:14; B = imperforated
FDC(I), Issue Date: 30.04.2026
Picture descriptions:
dt-dz) Congress Picture
dt) Congress Emblem
du) Statue of General Aung San, Emblem
dv) Maha Pasana Cave in Yangon (Exterior View)
dw) Assembly of Monks, Prime Minister U Nu, Emblem
dx) Maha Pasana Cave (Interior View)
dy) Pitaka Taik (Tripitaka Library)
dz) Interior of Maha Pasana Cave, Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon
592 A  200 K Multicolor dt
593 A  200 K Multicolor du
594 A  200 K Multicolor dv
595 A  200 K Multicolor dw
596 A  200 K Multicolor dx
597 A  200 K Multicolor dy
598 A  200 K Multicolor dz
Quantity FDC(I): 1,000 pieces
Designer: U Aung Zaw Myat (Kyawt Thiha)
Printer: Security Printing Works (Myanmar)
Conservation status:
Here as a 2-part  FDC (Version I) with perforated Set and first day cancellation
Issue Notice:

• The 70th anniversary of the Sixth Buddhist Council was commemorated in 2026. This historic council took place from May 1954 to May 1956 in the specially constructed Maha Passana Guha (Great Cave) in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar).
• The meeting concluded on May 24, 1956, exactly 2,500 years after the traditional date of Buddha's Parinibbana (entry into perfect Nirvana).
• Occasion: The council was convened by the Burmese government under Prime Minister U Nu to preserve and strengthen the purity of Buddhist teachings (the Pali Canon). It was the first such meeting since 1871 in Mandalay.
• Participants: Approximately 2,500 monks from eight different countries (including Ceylon/Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and India) participated in the recitations.
• The work: Over two years, the holy scriptures (the Tipitaka) were recited, compared, and checked for errors or deviations.