]( P ali ▁Gra de ▁ 9 ) ▁of ▁Wat ▁Bow on ni w et ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁exam iner ▁for ▁the ▁San am ▁Lu ang ▁D h amma ▁Studies ▁Ex am ination ▁C urr icul um ▁and ▁pres ides ▁over ▁a ▁national ▁exam ination ▁board ▁for ▁this ▁curr icul um . ▁The ▁board ▁is ▁author ized ▁as ▁an ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁Th ai ▁Sang ha ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁and ▁hence ▁the ▁whole ▁mon astic ▁community ▁of ▁Th ailand . ▁Within ▁Th ailand , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁take ▁the ▁exam in ations ▁ann ually . ▁Since ▁it ▁is ▁encourag ed ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁ord aining ▁for ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁l ent ▁take ▁the ▁elementary ▁nak ▁th amm ▁exam ination ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁ro be , ▁the ▁elementary ▁nak ▁th amm ▁exam in ations ▁are ▁generally ▁held ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober ▁- ▁the ▁intermediate ▁and ▁advanced ▁nak ▁th amm ▁and ▁all ▁th amma ▁seu ks a ▁exam in ations ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember . ▁ ▁International ▁u pt ake ▁One ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Supreme ▁Patri arch ▁Som de j ▁Ph ra ▁N yan as am var a ▁Su v add h ana ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁th amma ▁seu ks a ▁texts ▁and ▁exam in ations ▁translated ▁into ▁English , ▁bearing ▁in ▁mind ▁the ▁n urt ure ▁of ▁Th ai ▁children ▁growing ▁up ▁outside ▁Th ailand . ▁Th amma ▁seu ks a ▁exam in ations ▁are ▁now ▁held ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁northern ▁states ▁of ▁Malays ia