The Great Master Day
At Wat Phra Dhammakaya, February 3rd of each year is known as the Great Master Day — an important and significant day commemorating the passing of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro), the re-discoverer of the Dhammakaya Knowledge; the passing of Master Nun Thongsook Samdaengpan, the first meditation teacher of Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong; and the day Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong was cremated.
International Vesak Celebration at Washington, D.C., Sunday, May 31st, 2015
It started from the registration and conversation of international Buddhist monks. The international monks who came to the temple included ones from Thailand, America, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Ceremony to Place Marker Spheres to Establish the Sacred Boundary of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bavaria
It started on May 23rd, 2015 through the chanting of the Buddha’s Mantra and Tijeevaravippavasa led by Most Venerable Phraprommethi, the committee member and spokesperson of the Supreme Sangha Council, and the monastic assembly in order to purify the temple and the land.
Thai Monastic Assembly Chanted for Nepal
On May 12, 2015, at 4 PM, at Maharatchamongkol Cetiya, Wat Paknam, Bhasicharoen, Somdej Phramaharatchamangkhlajarn, the abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen and the appointed acting Supreme Patriarch of Thailand,
Vesak Day, 2015 in Mongolia
Vesak Day 2015 was organized by Mongolia Meditation Center, the representative of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Dhammakaya Foundation, in corporation with various organizations in Mongolia. The event was held on June 6th, 2015 at the National Sport Stadium in Mongolia.
Brisbane Meditation Centre arranged the Ceremony of Offering Picked-Up Robe Set
Brisbane Meditation Centre in Queensland, Australia, arranged the Ceremony of Offering Picked-Up Robe Set
Biggest Congregation of Buddhist Monks
Wat Phra Dhammakaya organized the Maha Sangha Dana Offering Ceremony to 30,000 temples to celebrate the Earthday and the 71 Birthday Anniversary of Phratepyanmahamini, Chief Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya on 22 April 2015. There are around 50,000 of monks and novices across Thailand and world wide participated the ceremony.
International Vesak Celebration at Azusa, California, Monday, June 1st, 2015
The ceremony started from welcoming over 200 international monks with a parade of flowers and flags, and was kindly presided by the Most Venerable Phrathepmongkolvites, the head of the monastic assembly of Wat Thai Los Angeles.
The Most Ven. Somdet Phramaharatchamangkhlachan helped the earthquake victims in Nepal
The Most Ven. Somdet Phramaharatchamangkhlachan helped the earthquake victims in Nepal on June 2nd, 2015
International Vesak Day Celebration at Sydney
At Sydney Bank Town Hall, a Vesak Day celebration was also organized under the name “Australian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2015” on Sunday, May 31st, 2015.