Details of the Nationwide Rain-Retreat Ordination 2012 Program of 100,000 Monks
The Buddhist Monk Ordination Program was first organized in 2005. The training was initiated by Luang Por Dhammajayo, The president of Dhammakaya Foundation ( A UN’s NGO and member of The World Fellowship of Buddhist ), with the objective of promoting ethics and morality among youths, in addition to their academic education. Education alone cannot adequately cultivate ethics and morality in a person.
The Press Conference of the Rain Retreat 100,000-Monk Ordination Project Nationwide
The 100,000–Monk Summer Mass Ordination Nationwide Project 2011
The Dhammakaya temple is hosting the 14th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP) from July 3- August 8, 2016. For this event,
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.
It is a tradition to have our children ordain for the duration of the Buddhist Lent season so that they can study Buddhism. I would like to know if they gain more merit from their studies during this period than ordination at other times.
For married people, housewives and husbands should keep the Five Precepts, content only with their spouses, and do not betray the ones they are married with
The 44th Meeting of Subcommittee on Buddhist Affairs
Meditation helped me maintain my patience when handling the strain of a temper tantrum, a near sleepless night tending to a sick child and many other responsibilities associated with parenthood
