Let's come to save the big ancient Buddhist place, MessAynak, together before it will become a copper mine. You can protect it for Buddhism!!
Buddhist Networks rose up and sent the Letter of Disagreement to UN and UNESCO to object the destruction of the ancient Buddhist city "Mes Aynak."
Letter from Nadia Tazi. She wrote to thank the Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni (Dhammajayo Bhikkhu) for his protecting of the ancient Buddhist city "Mes Aynak."
PATHUM THANI 22 APRIL 2015 - More than 200,000 monks and novices from every region of Thailand as well as and monk visitors from 12 countries and lay Buddhists from Thailand and overseas travelled to the Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani province for a historic gathering to create “global-cooling effects” with prayer, meditation, and giving on the Earth Day 22 April 2015.
News about the Ancient Buddhist City "Mes Aynak" Protection
A participating monk gave an interviewed that he participates in this ceremony almost every year and when he saw lots of monks gathering together, he was overwhelming with joy because it showed the strength of Buddhism, so he would like to thank Luang Phaw Dhammajayo very much.
Lectures and Panel Discussion on “Protection of Mes Aynak: the Unique Buddhist Archaeological Heritage of Afghanistan” on Saturday 2, March 2013, at 13.00-17.00 at The National Assembly Hall, the House of Representatives
The 19th UTSE meeting in Berlin on June 20, 2026, led by Most Venerable Phrapromwachirapanyajarn, elected Venerable Phraratwachirasasanavithes as President for the second term and celebrated contributions to Buddhism.
A government officer once came to a venerable monk at the temple for advice about a problem regarding the way teenagers dress these days
Wat Phra Dhammakaya organizes chanting, mass meditation and the great offering of monks’ necessities to 40,000 temples throughout Thailand on Earth Day 2025 in order to share loving kindness with earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand.
