Wat Phra Dhammakaya: The Largest Buddhist Temple : หน้า 35/200

Wat Phra Dhammakaya (the Dhammakaya Temple) was formally established on Magha Puja Day, February 20, 1970. The Main Chapel was completed in 1982. The property was later expanded to 1,000 acres in 1985. The Great Dhammakaya Cetiya6, a dome-shaped pagoda built to last one thousand years, was completed in 2000. It became theworld's largest Buddhist monument ever built. One million personal Buddha images were enshrined at the Cetiya—300,000 on the exterior dome and 700,000 on the inside. Today, Wat Phra Dhammakaya has grown to become the world's largest Buddhist organization with over one hundred centers in thirty countries covering six continents. On Sundays an average of 30,000 Buddhists come to perform meritorious activities and practice meditation at the Temple. Every year, millions of people from around the world come to celebrate major religious events. 6Cetiya: Pali word for pagoda