Magha Puja Day 2016, February 22nd, 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 Middle Way Three-Day Meditation
On 8-10 December 2015, The Middle Way Meditation Institute organized the Middle Way Three-Day Meditation retreat, for the 12th time at POP HOUSE, in Bann Suan Tawan Dhamma.
Change the World in Taiwan
On November 17th, 2015, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taipei, Taiwan, arranged a training for of “Thai Cultural Diffusion” to 100 students and teachers in a primary school in Nantou.
Meditation Workshop, Japan
On Sunday October 25th, 2015, the teaching monk from Japanese Meditation Center was invited by Ms. Unchisa to teach meditation to 21 Japanese people at a Meditation Clinic.
Meditation for Locals, Mongolia
On September 10, 2015, the Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia organized the 26th Mongolian Meditation Project for the 3rd time.
The 13th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP)
The 2015 International Dhammadayada Ordination Program for Novices for young men 12 to 16 years of age will be held July 5-31, 2015. This 27-day training program is taught only in English.
Surprise! An 8-year-old novice can recite Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta fluently without looking
An 8-year-old novice in Trang Province takes time about 20 minutes to recite Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta fluently without looking. He unveiled that he can recite the Seven Books of Abhidhamma since he was 5 years old. The recitation causes good concentration so that he often gets the first place in his class and he wants to study more about Buddhism in the future.
The Biggest Novices Congregation in Thailand.
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.
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.
