The 175th necessity offering ceremony for 323 temples in southern Thailand was held on March 22, 2025, focusing on merit dedication for the deceased due to insurgency and awarding scholarships to teachers.
The Merit-Making Ceremony honoring Queen Rambhai Barni took place on May 22, 2026, in Pathum Thani, showcasing loyalty and contributions to education, public health, and social development.
When a man had passed away, according to the Buddhist custom his relatives could make merit and dedicated to him for 7 days, 50 days, and 100 days. What is the reason behind this custom?
Some people think there shouldn’t be any resolution when making merit, because it is as if one is greedy or one expects something in return. I don’t know how to correct this misunderstanding.
Dhammakaya Hong Kong Temple arranged the activities to collect money to build the monastic residence in the temple.
The details and schedule of the Inner Peace for Japan project. This is to dedicate merit to the dead people from earthquakes and Tsunami in Japan.
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.
My father has just passed away, as the eldest son of the family, how should I take a good care of my mother and my younger sister? And what moral principles should be picked up to apply to my life so that I could maintain a scrupulous life?
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Fifteen :- Generosity.
I am a Taiwanese Bhikkuni of Buddhism in Taiwan. I have been ordained for almost 30 years and have been teaching Dhamma to the prisoners who mostly are under a death sentence at the biggest jail in Taiwan for more than 20 years.
