Dhammachai Day, the Day of the Declaration of Victory: 27th August

O devas of Pha Dam! Be my witness. I, wearer of these saffron robes, the banner of the enlightened Arahants, plant this banner of war here in my heart, the banner of the Supreme Dhamma that is free from cruelty

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.

12nd Inner Peace Meditation Retreat : London

On last July 10th-12th, 2015, Wat Phra Dhammakaya London organized a 3-day meditation retreat for locals, which was well participated by 17 local people. The retreat included meditation, Dhamma sermons, Dhamma talk and Q&A sessions about meditation.

การฝึกสมาธิช่วยเปลี่ยนแปลงชีวิตคนเราให้ดีขึ้นไว้อย่างไร?

ทุกวันนี้ กระแสความนิยมเรื่องการนั่งสมาธิเพิ่มมากขึ้นทั่วโลก ไม่ว่าจะเป็นดาราที่มีชื่อเสียงในต่างประเทศ นักกีฬาดัง ๆ ระดับโลก ต่างก็ หันมาฝึกสมาธิกันมากมาย เพราะเชื่อว่าสมาธิจะทำให้ชีวิตดีขึ้น ในทางพระพุทธศาสนามีคำอธิบายว่า การฝึกสมาธิช่วยเปลี่ยนแปลงชีวิตคนเราให้ดีขึ้นไว้อย่างไร?

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.

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia has arranged the 23rd Meditation Course for Beginners.

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia has arranged the 23rd Meditation Course for Beginners.

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.

Thai Monastic Assembly Chanted for Nepal

On May 12, 2015, at 4 PM, at Maharatchamongkol Cetiya, Wat Paknam, Bhasicharoen, Somdej Phramaharatchamangkhlajarn, the abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen and the appointed acting Supreme Patriarch of Thailand,

Visakha Puja Day (Vesak), 1st June 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Visakha Puja Day (Vesak), 1st June 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya

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.