ABOUT 30 Buddhist monks from Nepal, India and Bhutan have gathered for the Malaysia Grand Tripitaka Recital Initiative 2024 to recite 103 volumes of Tripitaka for
15 days until this Sunday at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel.
The monks or Sangha members, are from different schools of Tibetan Buddhism: Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, Gelug and Jonang.
These monks are led by Khenpo Pema Dorje Rinpoche from Namdrolling monastery in South India and Khenpo Khonchok Namgyal Rinpoche from Pal Biru Monastery Nangchen in Qinghai, Tibet.
Tripitaka means triple basket, a traditional term for the ancient collections of Buddha’s sacred scriptures. The Tripitaka, or Kangyur in Tibetan, is considered a holy book of Buddhism.
The Tripitaka contains the entire collection of words and teachings of Buddha, compiled in 108 volumes and divided into three categories: Sutra Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka.
