International ordination for 117 ordinands at Wat Phra Dhammakaya
The Photo Collection of the Morning Alms Offering to 22,600 Monks on Sunday March 18th, 2012. H.E. Yingkuck Shinawatra, the Prime Minister of Thailand came to be the Ceremonial President.
This article discusses a cultural learning experience for primary school students in England, focusing on Buddhism and its practices at Wat Phra Dhammakaya London.
The 2554 B.E. Nationwide Rain Retreat Ordination Program of 100,000 Monks.
The 100,000-Monk Ordination 2012 Program...The good project of Dhammakaya Temple...Summer and Buddhist Lent Batches. Real Men must be ordained for at least one Buddhist Lent !! For your mother...father...and yourself !!
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect
Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)
A pig content to wallow in dung: Indulging in sensual pleasures is rather like a pig, which spends all its life wallowing in the warm mud and dung of its pigsty because it thinks that this is the ultimate happiness.
She was only 10 years old and her dad is polarized. All her sisters got married and stayed in a separated house. As a result, she was the only one taking care of her dad until he passes away. She likes to do a merit and always help other people before helping herself. What will be fruits of these merits that she has been doing?
Everyone born into the world has the greatest of intentions to live a decent life no-one wants to make a mess of their lives. Even a criminal doesn't particularly want to live his life dishonestly, but he thinks that being a criminal is good enough it's a good shortcut in earning one's living thus why not be a criminal. Having become a criminal. it is only later that he finds out that being a criminal is no good, but by then it's too late he can't change his mind or his life and ends up being a criminal for the rest of his life. Thus you can conclude that although everyone would like to be good, not everyone manages to live out their wishes.
