Development of Tipitaka Preservation in Ratanakosindra Period

Abstract

This research article has two objectives: 1) to study the history of the Tripitaka of Theravada Buddhism and 2) to study the development of the Tripitaka inheritance in the Rattanakosin period.
The results of the study found that the Tripitaka is a textbook or scripture that is the teachings of the Lord Buddha, meaning the teachings in three major categories: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. The collection and classification of the Buddha’s words by the first council three months after the Buddha’s passing. The teachings were passed down orally or orally and recorded in writing during the Fourth Council. In terms of the development of the Tripitaka inheritance in the Rattanakosin period, the Tripitaka was first printed in book form in the reign of King Rama V to celebrate his coronation. The Tripitaka has a total of 39 volumes. The complete version of the Tripitaka, the Siam Rath Tripitaka, has 450 volumes, produced in the reign of King Rama VII and King Rama IX. The Tripitaka has been compiled and stored in a computer system. The Tripitaka has been used online. The Thai Sangha has also revised and organized the recitation into categories, inscribed on marble slabs, to serve as permanent objects that signify the stability of Buddhism up until the present.