The 44th Meeting of Subcommittee on Buddhist Affairs
Kathina - The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Sunday, 2 November 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Kathina is a special event to accumulate tremendous merits that Buddhists eagerly look forward to each year. It is one of the more difficult merits to perform as compared to other merits due to the following reasons.
Oceania and Bali Unite: A Shared Vision for Success
On September 20, 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was officially signed between the Oceania Dhammaduta Development Center (ODDC) and the Bali Meditation Center (YBMC), marking a significant step towards expanding Buddhist teachings and Dhammakaya meditation practices across Oceania, Bali, and the world.
Dhammakaya Foundation and the World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth (WFBY) helped the flood victims in Myanmar
Dhammakaya Foundation and the World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth (WFBY) helped the flood victims in Myanmar. Houses are damaged and food and clothes are deficient after the water had drained.
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.
“Dhammakaya Foundation have been aiding 323 temple in four Southern border provinces for ten years”
According to the insurgency of four Southern border provinces including Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani, and Songkhla, this have caused the danger to the Buddhist monk and also troubled the Buddhist activities, ....
สัมมนาพุทธนานาชาติ และถวายสังฆทานนานาชาติ ณ เจดีย์บูโรพุทโธ อินโดนีเซีย
องค์กร International Buddhist Conference of Indonesia ได้จัดงานสัมมนาพุทธนานาชาติ ในหัวข้อ “พบความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ บูโรบูโด พุทธสถานแห่ง การบำเพ็ญบุญกุศล และ การท่องเที่ยว ของชาวพุทธโลก”
Longest journey walking on flower petals
The longest journey walking on flower petals is 453.0 km (281.48 miles) and was achieved by 1,129 Buddhist monks, who walked across Thailand on the 3rd Dhammachai Dhutanga pilgrimage to welcome the year 2014 in Thailand, between 2 and 28 January 2014.
International Vesak Celebration at Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 31st, 2015
It started from the registration and conversation of international Buddhist monks. The international monks who came to the temple included ones from Thailand, America, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Mahapavarana – Day of Resolutions
A beautiful and pure heart, analogous to a precious gem that others can appreciate through one’s speech and action, is one of the many outstanding characteristics of a sage that develops as a direct result of countless lifetimes accumulating and cultivating virtuous deeds. A sage is a pundit who consistently thinks wholesome thoughts, speaks wise words, and performs good deeds, thus earning adulation and respect of everyone.
