KATHINA CEREMONY B.E. 2554 (2011)

At the end of Buddhist Lent a joyful moment comes to the hearts of all Buddhists. It is the time of the very special annual Robe Offering ceremony, called the Kathina.

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

Proud beyond land and sea limits

Dhammachai Kathina, 2011, at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Proud beyond land and sea limits

2024 World Meditation Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Wat Phra Dhammakaya organized the mass meditation, the congratulatory ceremony for new graduates of the 9th Pali studies level, the presentation of plaques and scholarships to outstanding Pali schools and the necessity offering to over 2,000 temples including 323 temples in the four southern provinces on the World Meditation Day.

Oh! A Miracle

There was news critical of the temple. There were claims that the temple had shot a laser beam towards the sun. Hearing this claim made me laugh. It was impossible. If the temple had been able to do this, why did they not enable me to view it? I was at the event but I did not see anything.

The search for a Teacher

Biography The Most Venerable Phratepyanmahamuni (Luang Phaw Dhammajayo) : The search for a Teacher

Transforming the Paddy Field into a Sacred Land

In his new life as a monk, Luang Phaw Dhammajayo was very disciplined in the monastic codes of conduct and studied in the Lord Buddha’s Teachings.

The Utmost Gratitude towards the Teacher

Every success and achievement of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Weather it was completion of the temple site, creating a religious community,

Graduated from Engineering, but almost went to Hell

Another witness of the ordination merit. What does a monk who was an engineer want to tell you about ordination?

Spreading Peace with the Great Faith of Humankind

Wat Phra Dhammakaya rapidly grew, along with the hearts and minds of its supporters which had grow in great numbers throughout the years.