No. 0918 ( Hạt Cát dịch)
International 'digital Tipitaka' launched to honour HM the King
Last Update : 2006-05-04 / 16:55:22 (GMT+7:00
BANGKOK, May 4 (TNA) - Thailand has launched the latest digital international edition of the Tipitaka, the Three Baskets [divisions] of the Buddhist canon [scriptures], to honour His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne.
The computerised edition of Tipitaka entitled, Budhir: International Edition in Multi-Scripts, is the tenth of its kind since 1988 when a team from Mahidol University's Computing Centre, Thailand's Ministry of Culture, and two Thai Buddhist universities announced completion of the project to compile 45 volumes of the Pali Tipitaka in Thai script into computers in Bangkok, as the world's first digital edition of the Tipitaka, together with development of an application programme, BUDSIR, for searching it.
The newest edition contains 194 volumes of the Tipitika with characters seven languages in addition to Thai. It is now even more convenient for searchers since it is presented on the platform in which as many
as 15 windows can be opened and read at once, simply as one might open many different volumes of scriptures at one time for comparison, said Mahidol University vice rector Supachai Tangwongsan.
The Tipitaka is the repository of the Dhamma-Vinaya (Teaching and Discipline), the teaching of Buddhism, and is the highest scriptural authority for Buddhist teachings, beliefs, and practice.
In addition to honouring HM the King on the 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne, Dr. Supachai said the development of the computerized international edition of the Tipitaka is to promote Thailand
as the world's leading centre of Buddhist education and to provide a database to be used as the authoritative reference for international scholarly use of the Scriptures. (TNA)-E009
http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=21522
International 'digital Tipitaka' launched to honour HM the King
Last Update : 2006-05-04 / 16:55:22 (GMT+7:00
BANGKOK, May 4 (TNA) - Thailand has launched the latest digital international edition of the Tipitaka, the Three Baskets [divisions] of the Buddhist canon [scriptures], to honour His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne.
The computerised edition of Tipitaka entitled, Budhir: International Edition in Multi-Scripts, is the tenth of its kind since 1988 when a team from Mahidol University's Computing Centre, Thailand's Ministry of Culture, and two Thai Buddhist universities announced completion of the project to compile 45 volumes of the Pali Tipitaka in Thai script into computers in Bangkok, as the world's first digital edition of the Tipitaka, together with development of an application programme, BUDSIR, for searching it.
The newest edition contains 194 volumes of the Tipitika with characters seven languages in addition to Thai. It is now even more convenient for searchers since it is presented on the platform in which as many
as 15 windows can be opened and read at once, simply as one might open many different volumes of scriptures at one time for comparison, said Mahidol University vice rector Supachai Tangwongsan.
The Tipitaka is the repository of the Dhamma-Vinaya (Teaching and Discipline), the teaching of Buddhism, and is the highest scriptural authority for Buddhist teachings, beliefs, and practice.
In addition to honouring HM the King on the 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne, Dr. Supachai said the development of the computerized international edition of the Tipitaka is to promote Thailand
as the world's leading centre of Buddhist education and to provide a database to be used as the authoritative reference for international scholarly use of the Scriptures. (TNA)-E009
http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=21522