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 ceremony to establish the Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Bavaria- a Buddhist Sanctuary
The Great Imperial Crystal Ball of Bavaria is a sacred principle crystal ball that was named by the Most Venerable Phrathepyanmahamuni (Luang Por Dhammajayo), the Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand.
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.
International Vesak Day Celebration at Sydney
At Sydney Bank Town Hall, a Vesak Day celebration was also organized under the name “Australian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2015” on Sunday, May 31st, 2015.
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 Utmost Gratitude towards the Teacher
Every success and achievement of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Weather it was completion of the temple site, creating a religious community,
Understanding Life’s Goal
On the first day of meditation practice with Khun Yay, the first question the new student asked was: “Khun Yay does heaven and hell exist?” Khun Yay simply answered, “Yes, they both exist.
Visakha Puja Day (Vesak)
Visakha Puja Day is one of the most important days in Buddhism and for Buddhists.
Moving Towards the Saffron Robe
Later, young Chaiboon came to a clear realisation that knowledge of the world could not truly keep humankind from suffering, or be able to attain true happiness; only the wisdom derived from meditation could help.
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.
