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พระพุทธรูป พระโพธิสตว Bodhisatta (Skt, Bodhisattva), enlightened being. -- In the Theravada, this refers to the single being striving to realize nirvana and become the next Buddha. -- In the Mahayana, this defines the central ideal for all which is characterized by boundless compassion and a commitment to help all other beings realize Buddhahood. พระมงคลเทพมุนี (สด จนฺทสโร) Phramongkolthepmuni, the Great Abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, rediscovered the Dhammakaya Tradition on the full-moon day of September 1918. The Great Abbot strove to practice meditation with a determination to a degree that he was willing to lay down his life until he succeeded. He rediscovered the Dhammakaya Tradition, the highest wisdom of meditation taught by the Buddha which has been lost for almost two thousand years after the Buddha’s death. Upon the rediscovery of the Dhammakaya Tradition, Phra Mongkholthepmuni devoted the rest of his life to propagating Buddhism and to teaching his profound meditation technique to the public. It is this technique which has come to be known as 'Dhammakaya Meditation' (i.e., meditation for attaining the Dhammakaya). His approach was coined “Stop, so you will succeed” (i.e., stop your mind from wandering). Prior to his passing in 1959, he left the Dhammakaya legacy to his close disciples to further the teaching of the Dhammakaya Tradition to the world. พระราชภาวนาวิสุทธิ (หลวงพ่อธัมมชโย) Phra Raj Bhavanavisudh (Luan Phaw Dhammajayo), Abbot of the Dhammajaya Temple (1944 - ). Luang Phaw Dhammajaya