University and College

MAHAMAKUT BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY

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Brief Introduction

The Mahamakut Buddhist University (MBU) can trace back its history over a century. In 1893, His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) granted the Royal Permission to set up a college in commemoration of his royal father, King Mongkut (King Rama IV), as Mahamakut Royal Academy. Its objectives according to the royal wish were (1) to set up an educational locus for Buddhist monks and novices,

NALANDA BUDDHIST EDUCATION FOUNDATION

DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY

The Nalanda Buddhist Education Foundation was established on November 5th ,1976, thirty years ago. This foundation saw the lacking of Buddhist teachers in Indonesia, so the founders had an idea to established NALANDA Buddhist College,The first Buddhist College in Indonesia in 20th Century. The Nalanda Buddhist College educated some students to be a Buddhist teacher. Besides that, we supported financial demand of the Buddhist teachers in some Buddhist Schools.

PREAH SIHAMONI RAJA BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY

Ven. Tepmoly Heik Sopheap, Deputy Rector, Preah Sihamuni Raja Buddhist University, Cambodia

Name of the university: Preah Sihamoni Raja Buddhist University (PSBU)

History

His Holiness the Saàgharaja Bour Kry, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia, was the founder of Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry Buddhist High School located within the Svay Pope Monastery in Phnom-Penh. Students who had completed their secondary studies needed to pursue their academic course to a higher level.