Buddhist Institute (Cambodia)

The Buddhist Institute (Khmer: វិទ្យាស្ថានពុទ្ធសាសនបណ្ឌិត្យ) 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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Buddhist Institute, About
  2. ^ 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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