A ceremony to donate computer-typeset editions of the Atthakatha tests of Tri Pitakat treatises was held at the Maha Pasana Cave in Mayangon Township, Yangon Region, yesterday morning.
Venerable monks led by Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa, Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, attended the event together with Union Minister for Religious Affairs U Tin Oo Lwin, the Yangon Region Chief Minister and donors.
Attendees observed the Five Precepts while members of the Sangha recited Paritta. The Union minister then explained the purpose of donating the computerized editions of the Atthakatha treatises.
Officials and donors formally presented the books to venerable monks from Buddhism learning centres across Yangon Region, while cash for nine prerequisites were also handed over.
A total of 51 volumes of Atthakatha treatises were compiled digitally starting in January 2024 and printed in September 2025. Work is ongoing on 26 volumes of Atthakatha treatises revised at the Sixth Buddhist Synod, two of which have already been completed. The published texts are also being prepared in e-book format to support Buddhist studies and teaching activities. — MNA/KZL