World Meditation Day at Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Venerable Sanitworng Wuttiwangso, Director of the Communications Department of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, stated that the World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth (WFBY) had declared the 6th August Annual World Meditation Day.
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.
The 14th Meditation Retreat of Peace Revolution, June 2nd-15th, 2015
This meditation retreat was participated by 27 people from 21 countries, e.g. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Slovania, Lithuania, Belarus and the United States.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination
On July 19, 2015, 24 Branches of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination for European Dhammadayada for the third time. Hence, each of the European Branches invited the locals to participate in this program in which there were 35 ordinands from 7 countries and 12 citizenships.
International Vesak Celebration at Seattle, Washington
Phra Khru Sitthidhamvites, the abbot of Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery ,kindly performing as the president of the monastic assembly, paid homage to the Triple Gem after that Phra Khru Bhavanavites, the abbot of Seattle Meditation Center gave an opening speech of the ceremony.
Monks, novices and lay Buddhists from all over Thailand and overseas join forces to create “global-cooling effects” on the Earth Day 22 April 2015
PATHUM THANI 22 APRIL 2015 - More than 200,000 monks and novices from every region of Thailand as well as and monk visitors from 12 countries and lay Buddhists from Thailand and overseas travelled to the Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani province for a historic gathering to create “global-cooling effects” with prayer, meditation, and giving on the Earth Day 22 April 2015.
Ceremony to Place Marker Spheres to Establish the Sacred Boundary of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bavaria
It started on May 23rd, 2015 through the chanting of the Buddha’s Mantra and Tijeevaravippavasa led by Most Venerable Phraprommethi, the committee member and spokesperson of the Supreme Sangha Council, and the monastic assembly in order to purify the temple and the land.
M.D.C. arranged the Sunday Merit-Making Activities in June 2015
Meditation Center of D.C. (M.D.C.), USA, arranged the Sunday Merit-Making Activities and the fish-releasing ceremony in June 2015
Initial Foundation Pile Driving Ceremony to Inaugurate Wat Phra Dhammakaya Singapore
This past June, Most Venerable Phraprommethi-spokeperson and committee member of the Sangha Supreme Council and abbot of Wat Samphanthawongsaram Woraviharn-kindly presided over the ceremony to drive the initial foundation pile to officially establish the future location of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Singapore.
Wat Bankhun 29 - 30 June 2015
Please join the Ceremony of Establishing the Buddha’s Relics At Celestial Cetiya of Wat Bankhun During June 29th – 30th, 2015