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The Buddhist Institute ( km, វិទ្យាស្ថានពុទ្ធសាសនបណ្ឌិត្យ) is the principal Buddhist Institute, About
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It was founded on May 12, 1930 by King Sisowath Monivong of Cambodia, King Sisavong Vong of
The Buddhist Institute ( km, វិទ្យាស្ថានពុទ្ធសាសនបណ្ឌិត្យ) is the principal Buddhist
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institution of the government of Cambodia
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The current director is Nguon Van Chanthy. Its primary facilities are located in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
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History
It was founded on May 12, 1930 by King Sisowath Monivong of Cambodia, King Sisavong Vong of Laos
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, the Governor General of Indochina Pierre Pasquier and head of the École française d'Extrême-Orient
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, George Coedes
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Organization
*Administrative Department * Tripitaka Commission *Mores and Customs Commission *Library
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*Bookstore
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See also
*Pāli Canon
The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school.
During th ...
(Vinaya Pitaka
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, Sutta Pitaka
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& Abhidhamma Pitaka)
* Early Buddhist Texts
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* Pali literature
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Pali literat ...
& Palm-leaf manuscript
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* List of Pali Canon anthologies
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* Theravada Buddhism
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* International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University
The International Theravāda Buddhist Missionary University () is on the Dhammapãla Hill, Mayangon Township, in Yangon, Myanmar. It was inaugurated on 6th waxing moon of Nadaw, 1360 Burmese calendar, ME (9 December 1998).
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The M ...
* State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon
* State Pariyatti Sasana University, Mandalay
* Dhammaduta Chekinda University
* Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
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* Lumbini Buddhist University
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* Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยมหาจุฬาลงกรณราชวิทยาลัย, ) is one of two public Buddhist universities in Thailand, as well as being the oldest Budd ...
* Mahamakut Buddhist University
Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยมหามกุฏราชวิทยาลัย; ) is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand.
History
Founded in 1893 as an educational instit ...
* Monastic schools in Myanmar The Buddhist monastic school system in Myanmar is an old education system with a very long history, dated back to the 11th century King Anawrahta period. The schools provided important education needs throughout Myanmar's history and they were the o ...
* International Buddhist Studies College
International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC) is a graduate college of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Wang Noi District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. IBSC was established in order that students from all over the w ...
* Sitagu International Buddhist Academy
The Sitagu International Buddhist Academy ( my, သီတဂူကမ္ဘာ့ဗုဒ္ဓတက္ကသိုလ်) is a Buddhist missionary university, located in Sagaing, Myanmar. Founded in 1994 by Sitagu Sayadaw, Sitagu Sayadaw Ashin ...
* Chittagong Pali College
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History
Chittagong Pali College was established in 1939 by Aggamahapandit Dharmabang ...
(Bangladesh)
* Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (UK)
* Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies The Thai Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies Examination Board at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara
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(Thailand)
* Buddhism in Cambodia
Buddhism in Cambodia or Khmer Buddhism ( km, ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនានៅកម្ពុជា) has existed since at least the 5th century. In its earliest form it was a type of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Today, the predominant fo ...
References
External links
* Government agencies of Cambodia Religious organisations based in Cambodia Buddhism in Cambodia Buddhist organizations Religious organizations established in 1930 1930 establishments in Cambodia Tripiṭaka Organisations based in Phnom Penh Buddhist libraries {{Buddhism-org-stub