The longest journey walking on flower petals is 453.0 km (281.48 miles) and was achieved by 1,129 Buddhist monks, who walked across Thailand on the 3rd Dhammachai Dhutanga pilgrimage to welcome the year 2014 in Thailand, between 2 and 28 January 2014.
Lopburi province arranged the Dhutanga since the Novice Ordination Project. The vice governor of Lopburi province honored to be the President of the opening ceremony.
We interviewed some participants who joined the 2013 Dhammachai Dhutanga about our activity. They are very happy with it.
Are you ready to be happy again since the 2nd Dhammachai Dhutanga?
DMC World News - October 30th, 2012. Dhammakaya Paris Temple arranged the Picked-Up Robe Set Offering Ceremony. Dhammakaya Minnesota Temple arranged the ceremony of dedicating merit to dead relatives.
The activities of the branches of Dhammakaya Temple in the oversea
1,130 Pilgrim Monks Embark on the 4th Dhammachai Dhutanga to Revive World Morality, Welcome the New Year, and Accrue Great Merit for the Country
The Dattajeevo Maha Cetiya is being constructed with the contemporary Buddhist style and its shape similar to that of a lotus which is recognized as a symbol of the establishment of Buddhism and the enlightenment of Lord Buddha. The Cetiya is around 15 meters in height. It is located in the same land as the Kanchanaburi Youth Training Center which will be used for the moral training and meditation practice of monks, novices, laymen and youths who live in Kanchanaburi and nearby provinces.
Lots of Buddhists lit lanterns together to worship the Lord Buddha and prayed Rattana Sutra chanting in the 3rd Dhammachai Dhutanga Project.
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.
