World Tipiṭaka Presentation 2008
at the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand 14 November B.E. 2551 (2008)
The World Tipiṭaka Presentation at the Constitutional Court of Thailand
in Bangkok on the occasion of the Royal Cremation of the late Royal
Patron, Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana. The Royal
Gift of the 40-volume World Tipiṭaka in Roman Script was presented by
His Excellency the President of the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom
of Thailand in the Main Court Room at the Constitutional Court of
Thailand. The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of
Thailand was the first and the only institution to receive the World
Tipiṭaka from HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana in 2005. On the eve
of the Royal Cremation of the late Princess Patron, 10 institutions
from 10 countries have been presented the World Tipiṭaka as a Royal
Gift from the late Princess Patron. These 10 institutions are: 1. Library of Bouddha Kristi Pracha Sanha, Khaka, Prople 's Republic of Bangladesh
2. The University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
3. The World Tipiṭaka Council Japan, Tokyo, Japan
4. Nalanda Institute, Salangor, Malaysia
5. The National Archives of the Netherlands, the Hague
6. The Buddhist Federation of Norway, Oslo, Kingdom of Norway
7. Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
8. Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
9. The Palace of the Holy Tooth Relic, Kandy, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
10. The National Library of Sweden, Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden
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