Buddhist Institute, Cambodia
The Buddhist Institute is the principal Buddhist institution of the government of Cambodia.
Buddhist Institute, 2019
Buddhist Institute, 2005
The current director is Nguon Van Chanthy. Its primary facilities are located in Phnom Penh.[1]
History
Original building 1930.
Manuscript copying in the library (1930).
It was founded on May 12, 1930 by King Sisowath Monivong of Cambodia, King Sisavong Vong of Laos, the Governor General of Indochina Pierre Pasquier and head of the École française d'Extrême-Orient, George Coedes.[2]
Organization
- Administrative Department
- Tripitaka Commission
- Mores and Customs Commission
- Library
- Bookstore
See also
- Theravada Buddhism
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Buddhism in Cambodia
- Religion in Cambodia
References
- Buddhist Institute, About
- Marston, John Amos; Elizabeth Guthrie (2004). History, Buddhism, and new religious movements in Cambodia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-8248-2868-2.
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