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Origin Background of the house In year 1969, Phrarajbhavanavisudh [Venerable Dhammajayo Bhikkhu] ordained at Paknamphasricharoen Temple, thus entered Buddhist priesthood. Since then he has been committed to teaching with compassion all Buddhists frequenting the Temple to listen to Dhammakaya and practice meditation. His aim extended as well to young children of adult congregation. He conceived of the plan to build a Dhamma-teaching and meditation-practicing facility to serve young Buddhist exclusively. These included primarily children or grandchildren of his Temple congregation.. This plan, however, was interrupted when Phrarajbhavanavisudh embarked on the project of building the Dhammakaya Temple which spanned many years from its conception to completion. The plan was partially revived when he brought a group of temple congregation on a meditation trip to Doi Inthanon in Chiangmai. He called the group “Kalayanamitra” which means decent friends. Some group members also brought along their children for practicing meditation. Their practice was successful; some children saw a bright Dhammakaya and spherical glass during meditation on the last day of the trip. To express their gratitude towards Phrarajbhavanavisudh, these children proffered him a tray made from hollow pumpkin and a doll made from clay which signified that it was him who led them on the path of enlightenment towards Nirvana. This was the first time the "Yuwakalayanamitra", as these children were called, originated in the world. At the trip Yuwakalayanamitra learned Dhamma from Phrarajbhavanavisudh directly. The lessons focussed primarily on the practice of meditation. It was quite surprising that these children whose ages were between 9-15 years could meditate as continually and rigorously as adults. Average length of their meditation time were 8-12 hours per day. Meditation, together with other minor 3 MEDITATION HOME