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has also received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Buddhist Studies from the Maha Chulalongkorn Raja Vidhayalai University. He was the first Thai Buddhist monk to receive the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award from the All Indian Gandhian Worker Society, India, in 2005. He also received the Universal Peace Award from the World Buddhist Sangha Youth, Sri Lanka, in 2006. He is an individual who has devoted himself to creating world peace through inner peace employing meditation to bridge the differences between people of different countries, religions and nationalities to attain the Dhammakaya within and to teach ethics to the general public – within Thailand and over 60 countries around the world. Venerable Dhammajayo’s Dhamma programme is broadcast through the DMC (Dhamma Media Channel) Satellite and the Internet (www.dmc.tv/en). The programme is available in Thai, English and Chinese languages to continents around the world. Live Meditation Lessons The Dhammakaya Foundation offers meditation lessons on a satellite TV channel called DMC, run by its affiliated organisation. The channel provides 24-hour coverage on meditation, Dhamma talks, news, music, health programmes, children's and youth's programmes in the Thai language. Viewing is completely free of charge. A select number of programmes are available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, German and Spanish. English-language programmes include a live meditation lesson at 0700-0730 GMT (1200-1230 ET) on Tuesdays through Sundays and Meditation for All, a feature programme broadcast at 2200-2230 GMT (1600-1630 ET) every Sunday. You can join a live mass meditation session at 1640-1800 and 2030-2100 GMT on Sundays. A case study-based Dhamma programme with English subtitles is available Monday through Saturday at 0230-0300 GMT (0040-0110 ET). You can watch the programmes on the satellite TV or on www.dmc.tv/en.