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.
On July 7, 2026, the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI), New Zealand, and The Ancient India and Iran Trust (AIIT), United Kingdom, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the Dictionary of Buddhist Sogdian Project.
Over 500 Buddhists celebrated Canadian Buddhist Heritage Month at the Parliament in Canada, led by Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong. Various activities including blessings and a National Peace Walk aimed to promote peace and multicultural unity.
On 31 March 2024, the Thai community in Sydney gathered for an almsgiving ceremony led by Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong, promoting Buddhism and community unity. The event included a sermon and a meditation course for local attendees.
Doctors and nurses by the nature of their work often are involved in birth, ageing, illness and death, but most of them are not interested in Buddhism which teaches the truth about life, why it is so? And how should I persuade them to study the Lord Buddha’s Teachings?
ขอเชิญเป็นส่วนร่วม 2 บุญใหญ่ ในพิธีบรรพชาอุปสมบทหมู่ 81 รูป ณ วัดพระธรรมกายโจฮันเนสเบิร์ก ในวันอาทิต์ที่ 29 มิถุนายน 2568 และพิธีถวายมหาสังฆทานแด่คณะสงฆ์ ทั่วโลก ณ วัดพุทธเคปทาวน์ ในวันอาทิตย์ที่ 6 กรกฎาคม 2568 น้อมบูชาธรรม 81 ปี หลวงพ่อธัมมชโย
The Kathina Ceremony 2010 at Dhammakaya Temple and the History of this ceremony
"Getting ordained is the brightest moment in life", said Pra Payungrit Palayutto. This monk was a singer and successful in his carreer before. Why did he say like this?
