Making merit with persuasion vs. without persuasion

Question: Which condition will get me more merit between there is someone persuading me to make merit or there is not?

V-Star :- The First Western Girl who will be the president of Kathina Ceremony

The First Western Girl who will be the president of Kathina Ceremony....she is Nong Joy or Muriel Kaegi Maurer

Dhammakaya temple

The Dhammakaya tradition in our era started in 1916 when the Great Abbot of Wat Paknam (Phra Monkolthepmuni) strove with a determination to

Buddha Images: The image of Faith

Thai souls are peaceful. The peace is natured in Thais since the break of dawn. The Lord Buddha taught all Buddhists to practice peaceful mind by three ways of merit cultivation-giving (alms), precepts and meditation; Thais take these ways of peaceful mind since the break of new day.

Dhammachai Dhutanga 2012

Why do we arrange this dhutanga? Who will get the benefit from it? Who participate to arrange it?

The Ministry of Culture launched the procession of car carrying the Buddhist Lent Candles 2013

The Ministry of Culture launched the procession of car carrying the Buddhist Lent Candles 2013.