Pali Tipitaka International Council

The vision and inspiration of the Pali Tipitaka International Council was born on the historic and sacred occasion of the 2550^th Buddha Jayanthi Celebration held in Bodhgaya in February 2006. The Maha Bodhi Society of India had organized a yearlong celebration throughout its Centers in India and Nepal. The Buddhagaya Center of the Society as a part of its celebrations had organized the month-long Pali Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony from February 12 to March 4, 2006 under the sacred Bodhi Tree at the Maha Bodhi Maha Vihara to commemorate this great occasion and had invited representatives of the Maha Sangha from Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India.  The Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International, USA were the main sponsors of this chanting ceremony. On February 18^th after the day’s chanting, at a meeting held under the Sacred Bodhi Tree, it was unanimously resolved by the participating Maha Sangha to make this chanting an annual event, to be held on the first full moon after the completion of the Nyingma Monlam Chenmo or “World Peace Ceremony” at Buddhagaya.

 GENERAL STRUCTURE

The Pali Tipitaka International Council consists of two principal sections. They are the Permanent Advisory Council and the Management Committee.  

 The Permanent Advisory Committee as at present consists of the following members.
1. Lord Abbot of Wat Thai, Bodhgaya
2. Lord Abbot of the Burmese Vihara (President, International Buddhist Council, Bodhgaya)
3. Venerable Satyapriya Mahathera, President of the Supreme Sangha Council of Bangladesh
4. Representative of Bangladesh Sangharaj
5. Representative of Sri Lanka Maha Sangha Venerable Gnanananda Thero
6. Lord Abbot Venerable Sadanand Mahathera, All India Bhikkhu Sangha
7. Representative of the Cambodian Temple, Bodhgaya.
8. Venerable Tarthang Tulku, Founder, Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

As at present the Management Committee consists of two General Coordinators and a Administrative Secretary.
The General Coordinators are Venerable P. Seevalee Thero, Bhikkhu in Charge, Bodhgaya Center, Maha Bodhi Society and Wangmo Dixey, Chief Executive, Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International.
Kiran Lama is the Administrative Secretary.

 NEXT PALI TIPITAKA CHANTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT BODHGAYA
FROM 12th to 23rd February, 2008