International Dhammadayada Ordination Program ( IDOP )
On July 19, 2015, 24 Branches of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination for European Dhammadayada for the third time. Hence, each of the European Branches invited the locals to participate in this program in which there were 35 ordinands from 7 countries and 12 citizenships.
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.
The Buddhist Monk Ordination Program was first organized in 2005. The training was initiated by Luang Por Dhammajayo, The president of Dhammakaya Foundation ( A UN’s NGO and member of The World Fellowship of Buddhist ), with the objective of promoting ethics and morality among youths, in addition to their academic education. Education alone cannot adequately cultivate ethics and morality in a person.
The Photos of the Ordination Ceremony and Yipeng Festival in FAHTHAI Magazine of Bangkok Airways
Phra Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, PR of the Mass Ordination Program for 100,000 Monks from Every Village throughout Thailand, announced that this was the sixth year and the 11th Summer Mass Ordination Program for 100,000 novices (March 14, 2015) to be held at Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani Province.
Khaosod Newspaper published on March 13th, 2015 about the news of 2,000-novice ordination in Loei Province
Schedule of The International Dhammadayada Ordination Program Batch: To Celebrate the Most Ven. Phrathepyanmahamuni’s 70th Birthday Anniversary
The Photo Collection of the Ordination Ceremony and the Ceremony of Hanging Aṁsa on Saturday April 5th, 2014
Join the International Monk Ordination Training Program with International Dhammadaya Ordination Program April 5th - May 4th, 2014 and July 6th - August 4th, 2014
