Throughout its 45-year history, the Dhammakaya Temple has never wavered from its mission to create world peace through inner peace by promoting the Buddha’s method of meditation and teachings that have changed the world since 2558 years ago.
Kathina Robe Offering is a wonderful Buddhist tradition that has been preserved for over 2500 years since the Lord Buddha’s time.
Kathina is a special event to accumulate tremendous merits that Buddhists eagerly look forward to each year. It is one of the more difficult merits to perform as compared to other merits due to the following reasons.
The Photo Collection of the Morning Alms Offering to 2,555 Monks on Tuesday June 19th, 2012 at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
Kathina – The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
The Photo Collection of the Morning Alms Offering to 12,600 Monks on Nenkaew Road in Muang district, Suphanburi province on Monday March 25th, 2013
The Kathina Ceremony originated in the Buddha Time because the Lord Buddha saw the importance of changing the monks’ old saffron robes so he gave the permission that each monk could change his old saffron robe. Then, it becomes the tradition that has been done for over 2,000 years.
DhammakayaTemple : One of the Biggest Buddhist Temple in the World
The Mass Novice Ordination Ceremony. The 5th Ordination of 100,000 Dhammadayada Monks from All Villages across Thailand on Saturday March 31st, 2012 at Dhammakaya Temple.
Great Offering in Southern Thailand: 15th Alms Offering to 10,000 International Monks in Hat Yai
