PM Modi Introduced With 80-Quantity World Tipitaka Phonetic Recitation By Thai Counterpart
In a particular gesture that spotlights the shared civilizational bonds underpinned by cultural, linguistic, and non secular ties between India and Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offered with the holy scriptures ‘The World Tipitaka: Sajjhaya Phonetic Version’ by Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, following their bilateral discussions in Bangkok on Thursday.
The Tipitaka (in Pali) or Tripitaka (in Sanskrit) is a revered compilation of Lord Buddha’s teachings, consisting of 108 volumes and thought to be the principal Buddhist scripture.
The version offered to PM Modi is a meticulously crafted model written in Pali and Thai scripts, making certain the correct pronunciation of over 9 million syllables and highlights a big second of cultural and non secular diplomacy.
This particular version was revealed in 2016 as a part of the World Tipitaka Venture by the Thai authorities to commemorate the 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit.
“PM Shinawatra simply gifted me the Tipitaka and I accepted it with folded palms on behalf of Bharat, the Land of Lord Buddha. Final yr, India despatched the holy relics of Lord Buddha and two of his fundamental disciples to Thailand. It’s so heartwarming to know that round 4 million folks paid their obeisance to the relics,” stated PM Modi.
Analysts imagine that the presentation of the Tipitaka to PM Modi is a testomony to India’s non secular management and its enduring bond with Buddhist nations.
In accordance with the Thai authorities, with the Kings as upholders of Buddhism, Thailand has performed lengthy long-standing function in disseminating the Tipiṭaka to numerous nations. In 1893, the Chulachomklao of Syam-Paḷi Tipiṭaka Bangkok Period 112 Version with Paḷi-Syam script was revealed as the primary printed model of Tipiṭaka in e book kind. King Chulalongkorn offered the Paḷi-Syam Script Tipiṭaka as Royal Items to greater than 250 establishments in 25 nations. In a while, in 2005, the World Tipiṭaka in Roman script version, the primary full set within the Roman-script transliteration, was revealed and offered as Items of Dhamma to over 150 main worldwide establishments worldwide.
The King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit Commemorative 2016 editions had been revealed because the world’s first Tipiṭaka particularly designed for Sajjha-ya recitation, making certain correct pronunciation of the Tipiṭaka, sustaining the unique Paḷi pronunciation within the period of the Lord Buddha. In 2016, to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the throne, King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, then the Crown Prince, graciously accepted to be the Chairperson of the Publication and the muse was bestowed to disseminate the set of 80 volumes of the World Tipitaka.
The mission to disseminate the World Tipiṭaka Sajjhaya Phonetic Recitation 2016 editions to the worldwide neighborhood to commemorate the sixth Cycle Birthday Anniversary of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on twenty eighth July 2024 is a collaboration between the Ministry of International Affairs of Thailand and the World Tipiṭaka Basis.
