page_title: Buddhist Institute, Cambodia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Buddhist Institute, Cambodia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Copying of manuscripts at the Institut bouddhique de Phnom Penh, opened 1930 as part of the National Library. Deutsch: Kopieren alter Manuskripte im Institut bouddhique de Phnom Penh, eingeweiht 1930 als Teil der Nationalbibliothek.
context_page_description: The Buddhist Institute is the principal Buddhist institution of the government of Cambodia.
  The current director is Nguon Van Chanthy. Its primary facilities are located in Phnom Penh.
context_section_description: It was founded on May 12, 1930 by King Sisowath Monivong of Cambodia, King Sisavong Vong of Laos, the Governor General of Indochina Pierre Pasquier and head of the École française d'Extrême-Orient, George Coedes.
caption: Manuscript copying in the library (1930).
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