Rama I also appointed the first Supreme Patriarch of Thai Buddhism which has the authority to oversee the Thai Buddhist sangha. Rama I also encouraged the translation of ancient Pali Buddhist texts. Furthermore, under Rama I, the Buddhist canon (Pāli Canon) was collected and reviewed within the framework of another Buddhist Council (which is known as the 9th council as per the Thai tradition). It was attended by over 250 monks. A new edition of the Pali Canon was published, the "Tipitaka Chabab Tongyai." Rama I also issued several royal decrees which governed the conduct of monastics"." Furthermore, Pali examinations for monastics were revived under the auspices of the supreme patriarch Somdet Phra Sangkarat (1793-1816), which entailed the oral translation of Pali Canon passages from Pali to Thai.