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The Buddhist Institute () 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 () is the principal Buddhist
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institution of the government of Cambodia
The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In practice, Cambodia is an authoritarian state, as power i ...
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The current director is Nguon Van Chanthy. Its primary facilities are located in Phnom Penh
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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
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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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See also
*Pāli Canon
The Pāḷi Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant Early Buddhist texts, early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from t ...
(Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya (Pali and Sanskrit: विनय) refers to numerous monastic rules and ethical precepts for fully ordained monks and nuns of Buddhist Sanghas (community of like-minded ''sramanas''). These sets of ethical rules and guidelines devel ...
, Sutta Pitaka
Sutta may refer to:
*The Pali version of the Sanskrit term Sutra
**In Buddhism, a discourse of the Buddha: see Sutra
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& Abhidhamma Pitaka
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* Early Buddhist Texts
* Pali literature
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& Palm-leaf manuscript
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* List of Pali Canon anthologies
* Theravada Buddhism
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* International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University
* State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon
* State Pariyatti Sasana University, Mandalay
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* Dhammaduta Chekinda University
* Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka is a Buddhist university in Homagama, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1981 and is organized in two faculties.
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* Lumbini Buddhist University
Lumbini Buddhist University () is a tertiary educational institution in Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha. The idea for the university was conceived at the First World Buddhist Summit held in Lumbini in 1998, and it was officially form ...
* Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Maha Chulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya University (MCRU) (, ) is one of two public Buddhist universities in Thailand, as well as being the oldest Buddhist university in the nation. It has facilities at Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit in Bangkok and at ...
* Mahamakut Buddhist University
Mahamakut Buddhist University or MBU (; ) is one of the two public Buddhist universities in Thailand.
History
Founded in 1893 as an educational institute for monks, by King Chulalongkorn in remembrance of his late father King Mongkut
Mo ...
* Monastic schools in Myanmar
The Buddhist monastic school system in Myanmar is an old education system dated back to the 11th century. The schools were decentralised and provided education to all boys, across backgrounds, in Buddhist scriptures. The schools served mostly to i ...
* International Buddhist Studies College
* Sitagu International Buddhist Academy
* Chittagong Pali College (Bangladesh)
* Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (UK)
* Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies (Thailand)
* Buddhism in Cambodia
Buddhism in Cambodia or Khmer Buddhism (, UNGEGN: ) has existed since at least the 5th century. In its earliest form it was a type of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Today, the predominant form of Buddhism in Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism. It is enshr ...
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