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.
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.
ประมวลภาพตักบาตรพระนานาชาติ 10,000 รูป จ.เชียงใหม่
ประมวลภาพตักบาตรพระนานาชาติจากพม่า ลาว กัมพูชา ศรีลังกา และไทย 10,000 รูป วันอาทิตย์ที่ 28 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2557 เวลา 06.00 น. ณ ถนนเจริญเมือง (แยกสันป่าข่อย ถึง แยกสถานีรถไฟ) จ.เชียงใหม่
The Dattajeevo Maha Cetiya: Commemorating Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajarn’s 74 Birthday
The Photo Collection of The Sand Tossing and Initial Pile Driving Ceremony for the construction of “The Dattajeevo Maha Cetiya” on Sep. 21, 2557 at Kanchanaburi Youth Training Center, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
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.
Kathina Resolution
I pay homage to the Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha, and the great teachers who have imparted upon me the Dhammakaya Knowledge.
History of the End of Buddhist Lent Day
The final day of Buddhist Lent falls on the 15th day of the 11th waxing moon. This day marks the end of the three months Rains-retreat known as ‘Buddhist Lent’ in which monks had earnestly dedicated themselves to the study of Buddhist scriptures and meditation practice.
The 130th Anniversary of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni’s Birth
The virtuous life of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro), or Luang Pu Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, was exemplary from the beginning, in the middle and at the end.
Getting to Know Wat Phra Dhammakaya
In the beginning, there were only extensive fields under the hot sun with no trees or buildings. And at night, there was only the star-filled sky.
10th September : The Day Master Nun Chand Passed Away
“Khun Yai” Chand Khonnokyoong, the fifth of nine children, was born to a middle class farming family in Nakhon Chaisri sub-district of Nakhon Pathom.
