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วชิราน Vadjrayana, a Mahayana sect (Tibetan Buddhism) ่วัฏจะ round of existence; cycle of rebirth วัด Buddhist temple วัดพระธรรมกาย The Dhammakaya Temple, established on Magha Puja Day, February 20, 1970, by Phrarajbhanavisudh (Ven. Dhammajayo Bhikkhu), Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoyng (Khun Yai Ajahn Chand), and devotees. It was initially built on an eighty-acre plot of land donated by a lay follower, with a starting capital of only US$1,600. The Dhammakaya Temple has its starting point from the vision of the Master Teacher Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro, 1884-1959), the previous Great Abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, who rediscovered the lost Dhammakaya Tradition. It was the desire of Phra Monkothepmuni to propagate the Wisdom of Dhammakaya Meditation to the world, and for the Dhamma of the Lord Buddha to bring true peace to mankind. The Temple was built in accordance with the following Buddha’s philosophy: “Build temples to be true temples. Build monks to be true monks. Build people to be good people.” It also follows the Buddha’s concept of Four Favorable Environments, consisting of “favorable place, favorable food, favorable people, and favorable Dhamma”. With the steady increase of laypeople coming to the Temple to practice meditation, it has become necessary to expand the areas and the facilities to adequately accommodate the people. And because funding for constructions of the temple facilities come entirely from contributions of lay followers, every construction is built with the following ideal: “minimum budget, maximum benefit, longest-lasting”. All buildings and