My brother in law had kidney failure, but he did not want to have treatment because he wanted to save money to make donations for the kathin ceremony at the hometown temple. He said that my sister wanted to make a donation for this kathin ceremony but she died before she could do it. He was afraid that when he wanted to make a donation, he would also die before having the opportunity. Why is it so difficult to make this merit? "You can see that we have to make merit quickly. We should not wait."
1,128 Dhammachai Monks had been trained in the 100,00-Monk Ordination Nationwide Project and ordained correctly according to the Monastic Disciplines in the temples across the country for at least six months. Every monk determined to get rid of or lessen his defilement, greed, anger, and ignorance. When the project was over, they went to Dhammakaya Temple to continue their self-training for being the fertilized merit fields in the coming Dhammachai Dhutanga.
The good chance is coming soon. We would like to invite all of Luang Pu's disciples to cast the 6th golden statue of Luang Pu together at Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand. Who was Luang Pu, the Most Ven. Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Chandasaro)? How important was he? Why do we cast him in gold? They will be FAQ and our answers will be the announcements of Luang Pu's mightiness. Let's come to be one of the historic people. Don't miss this big merit!
“Khun Yai” Chand Khonnokyoong was born on January 20, 1909, in Nakorn Chaisri, a rural municipality of Thailand. She was the fifth of nine children in the family. Her father, Ploy, and mother, Pan, were rice farmers.
In the beginning, there were only extensive fields under the hot sun with no trees or buildings. And at night, there was only the star-filled sky.
She was born in an agricultural society. Her dad’s main job was rice farming and he had a side job by setting a group of female dancers but the financial situation of family was not good at all. Her mom was in a hardship to keep the family members surviving. At the same time, her mom had a suffering from a promiscuous husband and finally addicted to alcohol.Later on, she had a Germany husband and by accident, she had met with a DMC group. The path of merit earning has accrued.
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.
Aunt Choop was the daughter of one of Luang Pu’s closest friends. She had the opportunity to help with the funeral for Luang Pu’s mother. She had always made desserts and offered the desserts and alms to Luang Pu. As soon as she learnt that Uncle Laum and Aunt La Aw would donate the land for the construction of the Memorial Hall of Phramongkolthepmuni, she promptly announced that, “ If you do it, I have to do it, too.” After Aunt Choop donated the land, she had been looking forward to the completion of the Memorial Hall.
