Ordination Ceremonies of Wat Phra Dhammakaya on 12-14 April 2025

Ordination Ceremonies of Wat Phra Dhammakaya on 12-14 April 2025

The mass ordination of 8,000 novices under the ordination program for Buddhism revival throughout Thailand

The mass ordination of 8,000 novices under the ordination program for Buddhism revival throughout Thailand

Mass Ordination of 500 Nepali Novices

On March 4, 2025, 500 Nepali ordinands were ordained as novices at Maya Devi Temple, Nepal, under the patronage of Thai King.

Dhammadayad Ordination // August 15-20, 2016 - Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taipei

From August 15-20, 2016, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taipei organized the Dhammadayad Ordination and Meditation for locals.

4th Euporean Ordination Ceremony // July 10, 2016—Wat Phra Dhammakaya Benelux

On the morning of July 10, 2016, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Benelux held the ordination ceremony for the 4th European Ordination program with the priviledge of having Most Ven. Phravitespawanadhamma, the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bavaria being the preceptor monk.

14th International Dhammadadaya Ordination Program (IDOP) July 3- August 8, 2016 - Dhammakaya Temple, Thailand

The Dhammakaya temple is hosting the 14th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP) from July 3- August 8, 2016. For this event,

International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP)

International Dhammadayada Ordination Program ( IDOP )

Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination

On July 19, 2015, 24 Branches of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination for European Dhammadayada for the third time. Hence, each of the European Branches invited the locals to participate in this program in which there were 35 ordinands from 7 countries and 12 citizenships.

The 13th International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP)

The 2015 International Dhammadayada Ordination Program for Novices for young men 12 to 16 years of age will be held July 5-31, 2015. This 27-day training program is taught only in English.

International Dhammadayada Ordination Program (IDOP) : Winter

The Buddhist Monk Ordination Program was first organized in 2005. The training was initiated by Luang Por Dhammajayo, The president of Dhammakaya Foundation ( A UN’s NGO and member of The World Fellowship of Buddhist ), with the objective of promoting ethics and morality among youths, in addition to their academic education. Education alone cannot adequately cultivate ethics and morality in a person.