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Uttama Foundation is a registered non-profit organization in Thailand since 2007, focusing on dhamma, education, health, livelihood, and social welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the death of Ven. Uttama<\/a> <\/strong>(Phra Raj Udom Mongkol) on 18th October 2006 (aged 96), a group of Thai-Mon disciples, led by Sumit Punnakari, wanted to continue the legacy works of Ven. Uttama, submitted a registration of Uttama Foundation and granted under the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on 24th November 2007 (Registration No. Kor Tor 1685).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uttama Foundation is headquartered in Bangkok with a branch office in Kanchanaburi, where we’re supporting Rainbow School, a boarding school for students from ethnic groups along the Thai-Myanmar border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manussasiha (HumanLion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uttama Foundation adopted the Manussasiha (HumanLion) as an official logo. The Manussasiha has been used in ancient time by the Mon king of Sudhammawati (Suvannabhumi) kingdom in 400 BC. The symbol is a synergized body of two arahants, Sona Thera and Uttara Thera, dispelling sea ghosts off the coastline of Sudhammawati during the first Buddhism propagation mission in South East Asia. Manussasiha is a highly regard symbol in South East Asia, especially in Myanmar and Northern Thailand, where the symbol can be found in major pagodas, notably at the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, which actually built and maintained by the Mon kings and civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: <\/strong>a copy of Uttama Foundation registration announcement appeared on the Royal Thai Government Gazette, dated 6th March 2008 (Book 125 Part 28 Ngor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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