Three Ways to bow

The way Buddhists worship the Lord Buddha is by bowing. But those who bow can be placed on three categories

A Dead Boxer In The Boxing Ring

A young man had to support himself since he was 14 and became an amateur boxer. Unfortunately, he died in the ring at the age of 15. What kind of kammic retribution caused this?

The Process of Human Reformation

Having discovered that all troubles in human society can be traced back to defilements our minds, it is necessary for us to get to the root of the problem by finding a process of reformation which can effectively remove these defilements.

Role Reversal

My husband had to become a househusband and look after our son whereas I became a breadwinner. My husband loves the family very much.As he felt so ashamed he did all the chores including washing clothes, cooking and minding our child. I felt nothing for him.

อุปมาความรักของแม่ เนื่องในวันแม่แห่งชาติ 12 สิงหาของทุกปี

อุปมาความรักของแม่ในวันแม่แห่งชาติ 12 สิงหา เปรียบเทียบความรักของแม่กับธรรมชาติและสิ่งต่าง ๆ ในชีวิต เรียกคืนความหมายของความรักอันยิ่งใหญ่และไม่มีวันหมดสิ้นของแม่

My Mother Passed Away While Having a Money Envelope to Perform Merits of Building Edifice Pillars

A grateful daughter guided her mom who had Parkinson’s Disease to do greate merits until the last minute of mom's life. Did she remember all the merits? How was her mind while she was holding the money envelope for making a resolution until she passed away? DMC has the answers.

The Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony in Africa A.D. 2024

Join us in Africa for the MahaKathin Mahakaldan Kathin Ceremony to support Buddhist teachings and merit-making. Participate in the robe offerings at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Johannesburg and Wat Putth Cape Town in 2024.

สลดใจเด็ก 9 ขวบสอนบทเรียนอันล้ำค่าแก่ผู้ใหญ่

ผมรู้สึกตื้นตันใจผมไม่อยากจะเชื่อว่าเด็กชายอายุ 9 ขวบ ซึ่งยังเรียนอยู่เพียงชั้นประถมปีที่ 3 จะสามารถสอนบทเรียนล้ำค่าแก่ผม

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 9. Bemonaing [upayassa dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as the sort of grief that comes from loss of a loved relative, loss of honour or influence

Cock-fight

He watched a special report in DMC about the closedown of a cock-fight gambling den in Saraburi province. This made he think of his father who liked to collect the Buddha images, gambled cock-fight and watched Thai-boxing because his dad was a boxer. What retributions caused his father to be sick and went in and out of the hospital for 5 years? What retributions caused him to have eye surgery, cirrhosis, vomit blood-clots, hiccup with the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”, and difficulty in eating and drinking water?