As the 74th anniversary of the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn’s (Luang Por Dattajeevo) – Vice Abbot of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, birthday approaches, it is of great honor and privilege for his disciples, comprised of venerable monks, novice monks, laymen and laywomen, and the general public, to recognize the benevolence and kindness of this magnanimous human being for his complete devotion to Buddhism and the vast knowledge he has imparted on us.
The Dattajeevo Maha Cetiya is being constructed with the contemporary Buddhist style and its shape similar to that of a lotus which is recognized as a symbol of the establishment of Buddhism and the enlightenment of Lord Buddha. The Cetiya is around 15 meters in height. It is located in the same land as the Kanchanaburi Youth Training Center which will be used for the moral training and meditation practice of monks, novices, laymen and youths who live in Kanchanaburi and nearby provinces.
On 6th November 2014, Dhammakaya Foundation and the Bhikkhu Sangha of Myanmar organized three historic events in the city of Dawei, Myanmar: alms-offering ceremony to 3,000 monks and novices; pilgrimage by 1,000 monks and novices; and a lantern lighting ceremony in homage to the Lord Buddha.
If you are interested to make the intellectual merit, please donate to publish the Patimokha Book Dhammachai Celebration Edition. This book will be offered to monks who participate in the Rain Retreat Mass Ordination Program nationwide and the interested monks and novices as Sangha Dana.
Monks and novices from Dhammakaya Temple went to Pak Nam Bhasi Charoen Temple to protect the flood there.
The Novices of the Buddha Milan temple do their daily routines and activities
The news about the foreign monks and novices who ordained in the 100,000-monk ordination during the Buddhist Lent Project.
He was ordained as a novice 3 times and during his last ordination he was firmly determined to lead a monastic life all his life even though at that time he was in grade 8th. He said even though he had to be there all by himself he could do that; as he was ordained he didn’t want to disrobe because he had Nibbana as the goal and he would not feel lonely.He wanted to stay there, he wanted to meditate and disseminate the teachings of the Lord Buddha.
พิธีอุปสมบทอุทิศชีวิตสามเณรเปรียญธรรม 8 รูป ในวันวิสาขบูชา ที่วัดพระธรรมกาย จ.ปทุมธานี ในวันที่ 31 พฤษภาคม 2569
On 2 October 2025, Most Venerable Phrapromdilok, a committee member of Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand, visited Wat Phra Dhammakaya as the venue for Dhamma test of elementary level at Kaew-Sa-Ra-Phad-Nuek 2 Meeting Hall, Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
