World Tipiṭaka Presentation in Japan with the Royal Message from Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand, Great Granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn Chulachomklao of Siam.
The clip ends with national anthems of Thailand and Japan to solemnly celebrate the great intellectual heritage and collaboration between the two nations.
The first written Pāḷi Tipiṭaka took place in old Sri Lanka when the entire Tipiṭaka Presentation in Japan with the Royal Message from Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand, Great Granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn Chulachomklao of Siam.
The clip ends with national anthems of Thailand and Japan to solemnly celebrate the great intellectual heritage and collaboration between the two nations.
The first written Pāḷi Tipiṭaka took place in old Sri Lanka when the entire Tipiṭaka was inscribed on palm leaves --in Sinhalese script-- for the first time. Consequently, the Tipiṭaka on palm leave was the conventional depository of the Buddhist Theravada scripture for over 2000 years.
In 1893, King Chulachomklao of Siam revolutionised the traditional Buddhist depository convention --the King printed the Tipiṭaka in Book-form for the first time. In stead of inscribing the sacred Pāli texts by hand in old Khmer script, the King ordered a the first printing edition, totaling 39 volumes, to be printed in modern-typeface of the Siam script.
With the efficiency of publishing technology of the day, such as, Western printing machinery and local book-binding in Bangkok, these newly printed Siam-script editions of the Pāḷi were sent as royal gifts to no less than 260 institutes across five continents in 1896 including 30 institutions in Japan.
Digital Archives form the M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund's World Tipiṭaka Project in Roman script, 1999-2007.
The Great Buddhist "Tipiṭaka" International Council B.E. 2500 (1956) : http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammasociety/sets/72157600329146593/
World Tipiṭaka Edition in Roman Script 1956-2005 : http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammasociety/sets/72157600416138576/
Tipiṭaka Studies Reference 2007 : http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammasociety/sets/72157600406425037/
Royal Patron of Tipiṭaka : http://buddhavasse.blogspot.com/2007/06/royal-patron-of-tipitaka.html
Dhamma Society Fund
http://www.dhammasociety.org
Dhamma Society & World Tipitaka Project
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