The 131st 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.
Giving Out Money Because It Brings Utmost Happiness
After our marriage, we had an income of at least 10 million baht per month.Once my husband organized a concert and made 700,000 baht in one night. He was so happy that he took all money and throw to the audience.From that time on, our situation deteriorated. Whatever business we tried, they all failed.
Lost Buddha Amulets, Family of Divorce
Her mother had as many as 8 operations and on her last operation, her doctor predicted that she would not live longer than 2 years. Her mother got a chance to come to Dhammakaya Temple and did lots of merits. Surprisingly, she is still living and healthy. What merit causes this? And, why did many of her family members experience separation or divorce? DMC has the answers...
Kathina – The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Sunday, 2 November 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Kathina Robe Offering is a wonderful Buddhist tradition that has been preserved for over 2500 years since the Lord Buddha’s time.
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 Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 6
The bodhisattva was once born as a golden a golden peacock with a body the size of a cart and eyes like bright red berries and its mouth pink like coral
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.
2. The Student-Teacher Relationship
The second important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship teachers have with their students
Kathina – The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Target Character Trait # 2 : Responsibility for the human dignity of others
Bias because of desire [chandagati]; results in unjust treatment due to the influence of personal love and pleasure.
