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Thailand moves ahead with 45-volume English Tipitaka project
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BANGKOK — 11 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun chaired the first 2026 meeting of the committee overseeing the English Tipitaka project, aimed at making Thailand’s Buddhist scriptures more accessible to an international audience.
Key facts
- BANGKOK — 11 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun chaired the first 2026 meeting of the committee overseeing the English Tipitaka project, aimed at making Thailand’s Buddhist scriptures more
- The meeting was held at Government House and attended by members of the Sangha and the committee responsible for producing the English version of the Tipitaka.
- The project plans to produce 45 volumes comprising 21,941 pages: eight volumes of the Vinaya Pitaka, 25 volumes of the Sutta Pitaka and 12 volumes of the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
- Suphajee, who chairs the project’s patronage committee, said the English-language Tipitaka project is a major collaboration between the Ministry of Culture, through its Department of Religious Affairs, the Sangha Supreme Council and the
Summary
The meeting was held at Government House and attended by members of the Sangha and the committee responsible for producing the English version of the Tipitaka.
Suphajee, who chairs the project’s patronage committee, said the English-language Tipitaka project is a major collaboration between the Ministry of Culture, through its Department of Religious Affairs, the Sangha Supreme Council and the National Office of Buddhism.