Therefore, the Burmese government held the Tipiṭakadhara Tipiṭakakovida Selection Examinations since 1948.

[1] The recitation content includes a cumulative 8026 pages of Tripiṭaka:[1] All texts are taken at the oral-based examination plus its relevant commentaries, sub-commentaries, and treatises.

Sayadaws who have passed five levels of ideology writing are awarded the degree of "Tipiṭakakovida" (lit.

[2] The late Venerable Mingun Sayadaw is the first title-winner of the Tipiṭakadhara exam in Burma.

[4] As of 2020, only 15 monks have passed both the oral and written components, who are recognized by the Burmese government as "Sāsana Azani" (Pali: Sāsanājāneyya, lit.