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The Photos of the Ordination Ceremony and Yipeng Festival in FAHTHAI Magazine of Bangkok Airways

The Photos of the Ordination Ceremony and Yipeng Festival in FAHTHAI Magazine of Bangkok Airways

The Boonraksa Medical Center

The Boonraksa Medical Center Extending the Life of Buddhism with a Gift of Health for Monks Novices

Khaosod Newspaper published on March 13th, 2015 about the news of 2,000-novice ordination in Loei Province

Khaosod Newspaper published on March 13th, 2015 about the news of 2,000-novice ordination in Loei Province

Mass Ordination of 100,000 Monks across Thailand to Create Dhamma Heirs

Phra Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, PR of the Mass Ordination Program for 100,000 Monks from Every Village throughout Thailand, announced that this was the sixth year and the 11th Summer Mass Ordination Program for 100,000 novices (March 14, 2015) to be held at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani Province.

Wat Phra Dhammakaya London Arranged the Ceremony of Offering Sustenance to the Buddha

Wat Phra Dhammakaya London arranged the Ceremony of Offering Sustenance to the Buddha and other meritorious activities in honor of Magha Puja Day

Getting to Know Wat Phra Dhammakaya

From no land to a large tract of land From fallow fields to a graceful Buddhist temple From 1 Bhikku to tens to hundreds to a thousand and increasing From 100 laypeople to 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 and 1 million in the future

Magha Puja Day: Schedule of Events

Magha Puja Day: Schedule of Events

Magha Puja Day 2015, March 4th, Offering Lights to Brighten Your Life

Magha Puja Day is one of the most important Buddhist holy days in Thailand. Each of the 30,000 Buddhist temples across the nation holds its own ceremony to mark the occasion. The ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya is one of the largest held in Thailand.

The Great Master Day

At Wat Phra Dhammakaya, February 3rd of each year is known as the Great Master Day — an important and significant day commemorating the passing of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro), the re-discoverer of the Dhammakaya Knowledge; the passing of Master Nun Thongsook Samdaengpan, the first meditation teacher of Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong; and the day Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong was cremated.

The 106th Birthday Anniversary of Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong

“Khun Yai” Chand Khonnokyoong was born on January 20, 1909, in Nakorn Chaisri, a rural municipality of Thailand. She was the fifth of nine children in the family. Her father, Ploy, and mother, Pan, were rice farmers.

Buddhist Tradition: World Peace through Inner Peace

Throughout its 45-year history, the Dhammakaya Temple has never wavered from its mission to create world peace through inner peace by promoting the Buddha’s method of meditation and teachings that have changed the world since 2558 years ago.

Schedule of the Dhammachai Dhutanga (2nd – 31st January 2015)

Schedule of the Dhammachai Dhutanga (2nd – 31st January 2015)

1,130 Pilgrim Monks Embark on the 4th Dhammachai Dhutanga to Revive World Morality

1,130 Pilgrim Monks Embark on the 4th Dhammachai Dhutanga to Revive World Morality, Welcome the New Year, and Accrue Great Merit for the Country

Honoring the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn on the Anniversary of His 74th Birthday

As the 74th anniversary of the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn’s (Luang Por Dattajeevo) – Vice Abbot of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, birthday approaches, it is of great honor and privilege for his disciples, comprised of venerable monks, novice monks, laymen and laywomen, and the general public, to recognize the benevolence and kindness of this magnanimous human being for his complete devotion to Buddhism and the vast knowledge he has imparted on us.

V-Star Unity Day : Assembly of Virtuous Youth

Assembly of Virtuous Youth on Saturday, 13th December 2014. There were more than 5,000 schools from throughout Thailand and the world, including the Philippines, Nepal, Mongolia, Malaysia and Myanmar, participating in this event.

The World’s First 5D Presentation on the Life and Times of the Lord Buddha.

Come experience the world’s first 5D presentation on the life and times of the Lord Buddha at The Secrets of Life Exhibition.

December 5th: Father’s Day in Thailand

December 5th of each year is a significant day in Thailand as it commemorates the anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday. This day is also known as Thailand’s national Father’s Day since His Majesty is recognized as the father of the Thai nation. He is an exemplary model father who is revered for his generosity and benevolence.

The Dhutanga to Celebrate the Lord Buddha’s Relics Being Enshrined at Dattajeevo Maha Cetiya on Saturday 6th December 2014

The Dattajeevo Maha Cetiya is being constructed with the contemporary Buddhist style and its shape similar to that of a lotus which is recognized as a symbol of the establishment of Buddhism and the enlightenment of Lord Buddha. The Cetiya is around 15 meters in height. It is located in the same land as the Kanchanaburi Youth Training Center which will be used for the moral training and meditation practice of monks, novices, laymen and youths who live in Kanchanaburi and nearby provinces.

Construction for Ban Khun Cetiya Begins

On 16th November 2014 (2557 B.E.), over a thousand hill tribe people gathered at Wat Ban Khun, Chiangmai, for the construction of the new cetiya. This cetiya will be a sacred place of worship for the hill tribes and will help preserve Buddhism in this area for many, many years to come.

Thailand-Myanmar jointly organized three historic events in Dawei

On 6th November 2014, Dhammakaya Foundation and the Bhikkhu Sangha of Myanmar organized three historic events in the city of Dawei, Myanmar: alms-offering ceremony to 3,000 monks and novices; pilgrimage by 1,000 monks and novices; and a lantern lighting ceremony in homage to the Lord Buddha.