Inaugural Volume of Buddhist Research by Dhammachai International Research Institute : หน้า 13/141
DIRI Journal : หน้า 13/141 Celebrating 44 years of Luang Phaw Dhammajayo's ordination with the launch of DIRI's inaugural research volume promoting Buddhist knowledge.
On August 27, 2012, the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI) marked the 44th anniversary of Luang Phaw Dhammajayo's ordination and the significant Buddhajayanti 2600. This inaugural research volume embodies DIRI's commitment to preserving early Buddhist teachings and expanding academic awareness and practice of Buddhism. With projects aimed at digitizing ancient manuscripts in collaboration with institutions in Sri Lanka and ongoing support from international universities, DIRI aims to safeguard and share valuable Buddhist knowledge, aligning its mission with the fundamental teachings of the Buddha.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-44th Anniversary of Luang Phaw Dhammajayo -Inaugural volume publication -Buddhist studies and preservation -Collaboration with international institutions -Digital preservation of manuscripts
ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า
Inpirational Message
On the 44th Anniversary of the Ordination of Most Venerable Founder Luang Phaw Dhammajayo on 27th August 2012 and also in the historical year of the Buddhajayanti 2600 celebration of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI), as an academic organization preserving Early Buddhist teaching, proudly publish the inaugural volume of their research works. This is part of meritorious needs deserving the celebration.
Our institute believes in the sharing of knowledge with the academic realm and world society by promoting Buddhist studies and practice in order to encourage practitioners towards their profit and peaceful happiness. This complies with the Lord Buddha's words: Dhammo have rakkhati dhamma cāri meaning "Dhamma protects the Dhamma practitioner". In addition to the research in Buddhist studies and essays, we plan to proceed on an expanding scale that covers larger academic and geographic areas including the preservation of the texts of ancient manuscripts by means of digital photography. These manuscripts are left to the mercy of time in Buddhist monasteries, libraries, museums and Buddhist research institutes worldwide. Recently, we began carrying out such a project with the University of Kelaniya and the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka as well as fieldwork around the Thai-Cambodia border.
Before the essays contained here could be collected, much support and encouragement was provided and that needs to be addressed. We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Harald Hundius and his Preservation of Lao Manuscripts Program that inspires our team and shares knowhow on how to preserve manuscripts in a digital form, which last much longer than microfilm. Acknowledgement must be given and appreciation shown to the EFEO in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for their generously donated time and instruction on the photographic techniques, devices and applications appropriate to our work. The progress of academic research personnel in DIRI has been assisted by the University of Sydney, Australia and the University of Otago, New Zealand by special agreement and
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