The Rain Retreat had not existed yet during the initial years of Buddhism. Therefore, throughout any given year, when a monk needs to visit the people in order to teach Dhamma, the journey was made when time permitted.
On the morning of July 10, 2016, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Benelux held the ordination ceremony for the 4th European Ordination program with the priviledge of having Most Ven. Phravitespawanadhamma, the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bavaria being the preceptor monk.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province arranged the ordination celebration for new monks batch “the Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong’s 105th Birthday Anniversary.”
Wat Phra Dhammakaya hosts an ordination ceremony for 29 foreign monks from 4 countries, promoting Buddhist teachings internationally through the Dhammadayada Ordination Program.
Wind back 45 years to 27th August 2512 B.E., in the ubosotha (chapel) of Wat Paknam Bhasichareon, and we see a great kalyanamitta who has resolutely decided to ordain and devote his entire life to Buddhism.
The news about the foreign monks and novices who ordained in the 100,000-monk ordination during the Buddhist Lent Project.
Another witness of the ordination merit. What does a monk who was an engineer want to tell you about ordination?
The Photo Collection of the Ordination Ceremony and the Morning Alms Round to the 11th International Dhammadayada on Sunday July 28th, 2013
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.
By ordaining, you have the precious opportunity to live in an environment free of the boundaries of daily life, spend time with yourself, and purify your mind through meditation.
