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Helping Hands for Nepal

Dhammakaya Temple and the Dhammakaya foundation offer assistance to Nepal.

Raising Funds to aid Nepal in the Earthquake- Affected Areas

On 25 April 2015 at 14.11p.m., Nepal was struck by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake which was the most serious earthquake in 80 years.

Offering Alms to 30,000 Temples Is to Prolong Buddhism

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.

Biggest Congregation of Buddhist Monks

Wat Phra Dhammakaya organized the Maha Sangha Dana Offering Ceremony to 30,000 temples to celebrate the Earthday and the 71 Birthday Anniversary of Phratepyanmahamini, Chief Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya on 22 April 2015. There are around 50,000 of monks and novices across Thailand and world wide participated the ceremony.

The Utmost Gratitude towards the Teacher

Every success and achievement of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Weather it was completion of the temple site, creating a religious community,

Monks, novices and lay Buddhists from all over Thailand and overseas join forces to create “global-cooling effects” on the Earth Day 22 April 2015

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.

Spreading Peace with the Great Faith of Humankind

Wat Phra Dhammakaya rapidly grew, along with the hearts and minds of its supporters which had grow in great numbers throughout the years.

Transforming the Paddy Field into a Sacred Land

In his new life as a monk, Luang Phaw Dhammajayo was very disciplined in the monastic codes of conduct and studied in the Lord Buddha’s Teachings.

Meritorious activities in honor of Songkran Festival at Niendorf Center of Wat Buddha Hamburg in Germany

Wat Buddha Hamburg arranged the meritorious activities in honor of Songkran Festival at Niendorf Center in Germany

Moving Towards the Saffron Robe

Later, young Chaiboon came to a clear realisation that knowledge of the world could not truly keep humankind from suffering, or be able to attain true happiness; only the wisdom derived from meditation could help.

Perseverance in Meditation Practice until True Peace is Obtained

In order to fully grasp and understand the answer, he had to seriously dedicate his life to the study of Dhamma.

Letters from the Novices – Novices and Dharma Attainment

Novice Siriwut Wokhwa (Nickname: Singto), Novice Danish Sereerak (Nickname: Tawan) and Novice Chatthara Manthedman (Nickname: Earth)

Understanding Life’s Goal

On the first day of meditation practice with Khun Yay, the first question the new student asked was: “Khun Yay does heaven and hell exist?” Khun Yay simply answered, “Yes, they both exist.

The search for a Teacher

Biography The Most Venerable Phratepyanmahamuni (Luang Phaw Dhammajayo) : The search for a Teacher

Branch temples of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Japan offered alms and saffron robe sets to the monks of Wat Pa Buddharangsee after the temple had been on fire

Branch temples of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Japan offered alms and saffron robe sets to the teaching monks of Wat Pa Buddharangsee after the temple had been on fire and there was only a saffron robe set left

Petchabun Meditation Center Arranged the Dhutanga

Novices in the Mass Novice Ordination for Restoring Buddhism Project in Petchabun Province walked in the Dhutanga to be merit fields for laypeople

The Biggest Novices Congregation in Thailand.

The Biggest Novices Congregation in Thailand.

Earth Day 22nd April 2015 : Cleanse the Mind, Cleanse the World

Earth Day in its modern form was initiated by the Honorable Gaylord Nelson, a United States senator from Wisconsin, who strived to raise awareness and gather political support for the environmental issues of the day.

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia has arranged the 23rd Meditation Course for Beginners.

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia has arranged the 23rd Meditation Course for Beginners.

International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP) : Winter

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.