International ordination for 117 ordinands at Wat Phra Dhammakaya
“Khun Yai” Chand Khonnokyoong, the fifth of nine children, was born to a middle class farming family in Nakhon Chaisri sub-district of Nakhon Pathom.
Ryukoku University offers a meditation course led by Dhammaduta monks, focusing on Samatha-Vipassana and modern mindfulness. The course highlights the intersection of Buddhist studies with contemporary practices.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya collaborated with 170 branches of Morality Promotion Center across Thailand to organize the mass ordination project for 5,000 novices, called “Dhamma Training during Summer Break”. On 4 April 2026, at the Ordination Center of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province, the parents of ordinands and laypeople circumambulated Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya, were asked for forgiveness and offered novices’ robe and alms bowl. There were 365 ordinands at this ordination center.
Later, young Chaiboon came to a clear realisation that knowledge of the world could not truly keep humankind from suffering, or be able to attain true happiness; only the wisdom derived from meditation could help.
Within the Buddhist community, temples are recognized as a centre for moral training. Another way of viewing this is that temple is a place that teaches people to be ‘human’
As the 74th anniversary of the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn’s (Luang Por Dattajeevo) – Vice Abbot of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, birthday approaches, it is of great honor and privilege for his disciples, comprised of venerable monks, novice monks, laymen and laywomen, and the general public, to recognize the benevolence and kindness of this magnanimous human being for his complete devotion to Buddhism and the vast knowledge he has imparted on us.
Magha Puja Day is one of the most important Buddhist holy day. It is also called as "The Day of Four Marvelous Events." Why is it so important?
The seminar on “Multinational Collaboration to Cultivate Character, Moral Values, and Wisdom for Peaceful and Sustainable Societies”
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Third Group of Blessings. Blessing Nine :- Artfulness in Usage.
