On Tuesday June 28th, 2016 Professor Watanabe Shogo of Toyo University, Japan invited the teaching monk, Ven. Dr. Chattapong Katipanyayo, from the Meditation Center Tokyo, Japan, to give a lecture on the topic of “Buddhism in Thailand and the Meditation Methods for Lay People” for faculty members and university students at Toyo University.
A Lao monk from the 100,000-monk Mass Ordination in the Buddhist Lent Project unveiled his real meditation experience.
International ordination for 117 ordinands at Wat Phra Dhammakaya
The Photo Collection of the Morning Alms Round to 10,000 Monks on Silom Road, Bangkok, on May 19th, 2013
THe Morning Alms Round to 3,333 Monks in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province on Saturday March 16th, 2013 at 6:00 a.m.
A beautiful and pure heart, analogous to a precious gem that others can appreciate through one’s speech and action, is one of the many outstanding characteristics of a sage that develops as a direct result of countless lifetimes accumulating and cultivating virtuous deeds. A sage is a pundit who consistently thinks wholesome thoughts, speaks wise words, and performs good deeds, thus earning adulation and respect of everyone.
The ceremony started from welcoming over 200 international monks with a parade of flowers and flags, and was kindly presided by the Most Venerable Phrathepmongkolvites, the head of the monastic assembly of Wat Thai Los Angeles.
Congregations from 8 Northern provinces came together to welcome the monks who have been walking in the 3rd Dhammachai Dhutanga along the Way of the Mara Conqueror.
Office of National Buddhism arranged the Chanting Ceremony to humbly dedicate merit to King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit since Asalha Puja Day 2013
Ryukoku University offers a meditation course led by Dhammaduta monks, focusing on Samatha-Vipassana and modern mindfulness. The course highlights the intersection of Buddhist studies with contemporary practices.
