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BENEDICTION
His Holiness
Somdet Phra Ñāṇasaṃvara the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
Patron of
The World Tipiṭaka Project
and
The M.L.Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund
...With the completion of the Romanization of the Buddhist Era 2500 Great International Council Pāḷi Tipiṭaka Edition, Thanphuying M.L. Maniratana Bunnag expressed her deepest appreciation and acted as leader in organizing the Romanised edition to be published and propagated all over the world...
From the Preface of the Pāḷi Tipiṭaka Publication
in Roman script, 2548 (2005)
Tipiṭaka Documentary
First streaming online : July 1, 2007
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Patrons of Buddhasāsana
...I think to myself that Buddhasāsana is the most noble and supreme. It has been cherished by the Thai nation since Sukhothai Era. Because Buddhasāsana is the most pristine purity, everyone then wishes that it must not be involved in politics. I said this in front of 4000 Thai students (in Germany) that Buddhasāsana should be upheld above our heads. And it is the shining light in the hearts of all the Thais. Sometimes politics goes wrong and sometimes it is tarnished. Noble Buddhasāsana should not be brought as part of the supreme law of the land, that is the Constitution. Better leave Buddhasāsana as it is. Buddhasāsana should always be held in high esteem. When I finished speaking, the students all applauded loudly throughout the function...
In Thailand, I have learned that people who profess Buddhasāsana are more than 90 percent. Buddhasāsana shall not be allowed to be bullied. It is better that the Supreme Buddhasāsana is separated from politics...
Noble Buddhasāsana is the religion of the Thai Nation since Sukhothai Era. The monarchs of Sukhothai upon being crowned, always made a vow to protect Buddhasāsana with their lives. Today it is still the same with His Majesty the the present King and is also within the tradition of all people. Buddhasasāsana is the most precious in the lives of all Thais --the confidence in our lives in time of trouble. Buddhasāsana is the beacon of guiding light and, thus, it will never disintegrate nor ever fall apart...
Unofficial Translation
Royal Speech by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand
On the Occasion of HM's 75th Birthday Anniversary
August, 12th Buddhist Era 2550 (2007)
Chirtralada Palace, Bangkok
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Audience with the Royal Matriarch 2003
H.R.H. Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra
Honorary President and Royal Patron
Tipiṭaka Documentary
First streaming online : July 14, 2007
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In Memoriam
Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand
Royal Patron of the World Tipiṭaka Edition 2005
Bangkok, January 2, B.E. 2551, (2008), Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of His Majesty the King of Thailand, has died. She was 84.
The Bureau of the Royal Household announced early morning today that H.R.H. Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra has passed away at 02.54 January 2, 2008. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has commanded the Buddhist funeral rite for the late Princess, the highest honour, to be taken place at Dusit Throne Hall in the Grand Palace. A 100-day court mourning has also been observed. ...
...In 2004, as the Grand-daughter of King Chulachomklao of Siam and the Matriarch of the Royal Family, she accepted to become the first Honorary President of Tipiṭaka Presentation to Leading Institutions Worldwide, thereby following the international presentation of the King's Tipiṭaka in Siam-script edition as a royal gift by her Grand-father over a century ago.
...In 2007, by her gracious permission, a Tipiṭaka Endowment Fund which Princess Galyani Vadhana initiated in 2005, was specially renamed as "Princess Galyani Tipiṭaka Endownment Fund". This Fund will continue to support the printing and propagation of the World Tipiṭaka in memory of the late Royal Matriarch, the highly esteemed and the most beloved Princess in the History of the World Tipiṭaka.
May the vision and the meritorious work of the late Princess ever prosper and long endure !
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Tipiṭaka Preparation in Nagoya
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