He used to throw a live turtle into a fire, when it crawled out, would throw it back into the fire again many times until it died. Not too long after that he asked for an ordination. Three months later he put on his robe and poured the petrol all over himself and lit the fire.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Italy arranged the Pubbapeta Bali Ceremony to dedicate merit to the dead on Buddhist Holy Day
The Kathina Ceremony 2010 at Dhammakaya Temple and the History of this ceremony
The Vesak Festival in Hong Kong celebrates the significance of Vesak Day with lectures, blessings, and ceremonies at the Buddha-Dharma Centre. Join the community in honoring this important Buddhist tradition.
The activities of the branches of Dhammakaya Temple in the oversea
On March 4, 2025, 500 Nepali ordinands were ordained as novices at Maya Devi Temple, Nepal, under the patronage of Thai King.
A man, when he was in childhood he was diligent but when he was grown up he became a trouble maker because of his promiscuous behavior. He always asked money from parents and spent it all with women. His parents thought he might be under the influence of black magic so they took him to a black magic master to remove the curse but nothing was better. He was admitted to a nerve hospital once. His mother ordained him as a monk at a temple. During his ordination, he was better but things turned back to be same after he quitted a priesthood. Did he have a mental problem from a black magic…..what is the Kammar of his parents to have so much sorrow with their son in this life?
This is the story of a man who never had attaching his feeling to his mother who punished him severely only because she lost only little amount of money. She blamed him for that though he tried all the best to give her any explanation. What caused this bad mother-son relationship? The answer will be revealed here.
The shopkeepers at Sampaeng market unveiled about the power of the crystal ball.
This article discusses a cultural learning experience for primary school students in England, focusing on Buddhism and its practices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya London.
