On March 4, 2025, 500 Nepali ordinands were ordained as novices at Maya Devi Temple, Nepal, under the patronage of Thai King.
Mass ordination for 300 novices in India
Activities during the Mass Ordination Project. Here are the pictures which can answer what you will get and do during the training period
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 19, 2015, 24 Branches of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination for European Dhammadayada for the third time. Hence, each of the European Branches invited the locals to participate in this program in which there were 35 ordinands from 7 countries and 12 citizenships.
This is a good news for all Buddhists. The National Office of Buddhism gave information at the press conference about the mass ordination project.
On June 14, 2026, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Belgium held a mass ordination for 38 ordinands from 13 countries, emphasizing inner peace through meditation and prolonging Buddhism's legacy.
Phra Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, PR of the Mass Ordination Program for 100,000 Monks from Every Village throughout Thailand, announced that this was the sixth year and the 11th Summer Mass Ordination Program for 100,000 novices (March 14, 2015) to be held at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani Province.
The 100,000–Monk Summer Mass Ordination Nationwide Project 2011
The Mass Novice Ordination Ceremony. The 5th Ordination of 100,000 Dhammadayada Monks from All Villages across Thailand on Saturday March 31st, 2012 at Dhammakaya Temple.
