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.
The 2554 B.E. Nationwide Rain Retreat Ordination Program of 100,000 Monks
The 2554 B.E. Nationwide Rain Retreat Ordination Program of 100,000 Monks.
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.
The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 6
The Three Signs of Existence [tilakkhana] that are exhibited by all material things are impermanence [aniccam], suffering [dukkham] and not –self [anatta]
The Morning Alms Round at the court around Thao Suranari Monument
The Morning Alms Round to 22,600 Monks at the court around Thao Suranari Monument.
14th IDOP Alms Offering Ceremony // July 17, 2016 - Dhammakaya Temple, TH
On Sunday, July 17, 2016, in front of Khun Yai’s crystal residence located inside the Great Sapha Dhammakaya Hall, there was an alms offering ceremony to 57 international monks that recently ordained in the 14th IDOP from composing of 11 different nationalities.
The Kathina Ceremony 2010
The Kathina Ceremony 2010 at Dhammakaya Temple and the History of this ceremony
The Medical Funds and the Kathina Seminar 2012
The Morning Alms Round to 2,600 Monks at Benjasiri Park
The Morning Alms Round to 2,600 Monks at Benjasiri Park on Sukhumvit 24 Road, Bangkok on Saturday October 20th, 2012 at 6:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Integrated Buddhist Studies at Otago, NZ
University of Otago invited Phra Suthep Thippasiriko, an abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Wellington, to share his knowledge on Buddhist mindfulness and meditation both from theoretical and practical perspectives.