Welcome the New Year by making big merit for yourselves. The 3rd Dhammachai Dhutanga during January 2nd – 28th, 2014. There are thousands of monks walking along the way of the Monks who conquered Maras and past 7 provinces which are Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Ayutthaya, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon and Bangkok.
“If it was not because of Khun Yai, I would not be who I am today, and there would not be Wat Phra Dhammakaya and all of its overseas meditation centers today”
V-Star Remain Kathina Ceremony in 2012
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.
Buddhism has been a force for good on this planet for an incredible 2,500 years.
The 11th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program
Wat Phra Dhammakaya collaborated with 170 branches of Morality Promotion Center across Thailand to organize the mass ordination project for 5,000 novices, called “Dhamma Training during Summer Break”. On 4 April 2026, at the Ordination Center of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province, the parents of ordinands and laypeople circumambulated Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya, were asked for forgiveness and offered novices’ robe and alms bowl. There were 365 ordinands at this ordination center.
“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 2015 International Dhammadayada Ordination Program for Novices for young men 12 to 16 years of age will be held July 5-31, 2015. This 27-day training program is taught only in English.
“Khun Yai” Chand Khonnokyoong, the fifth of nine children, was born to a middle class farming family in Nakhon Chaisri sub-district of Nakhon Pathom. Possessing great endurance and determination since she was a child, Khun Yai was the backbone of the family’s farming business until their status improved.
