List of Dhammakaya branches

This is a listing of international branches connected to the major temples of the Dhammakaya tradition, a Thai Buddhist tradition founded in the early 20th century by Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro.

Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen

Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen (Thai: วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ, RTGS: Wat Paknam Phasicharoen) is a royal wat ('temple') located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, at the Chao Phraya River. The temple underwent a major change after Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro became abbot, from a temple with only thirteen monks that was nearly abandoned, to a prosperous center of education and meditation practice with five hundred monks (the highest in Thailand at the time) and hundreds of mae chi.^[1] It is a large and popular temple, and is the origin of the Dhammakaya tradition.

Below is a list of international branches belonging to Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen.^[2]^[3]

Asia

Japan

Wat Paknam Japan

Oceania

New Zealand

Wat Paknam New Zealand

North America

Ohio

Wat Paknam America

Michigan

Wat Paknam Michigan^[4]

Pennsylvania

Wat Mongkoltepmunee^[5]

Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Wat Phra Dhammakaya (Thai: วัดพระธรรมกาย; RTGS: Wat Phra Thammakai; IPA: [wát pʰráʔ tʰam.má.kaːj]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Khlong Luang District, in the peri-urban Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1970 by the maechi (nun) Chandra Khonnokyoong and monk Luang Por Dhammajayo. It is the best-known and the fastest growing temple of the Dhammakaya tradition. The temple emphasizes the revival of traditional Buddhist values, doing so through modern methods and technology.

Below is a list of international branches belonging to Wat Phra Dhammakaya.^[6]

Europe

Austria

Wat Buddha Austria
Wat Buddha Vienna

Belgium

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Benelux

Denmark

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Denmark
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Korsor Lystskov

France

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bordeaux
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Paris
Wat Bouddha Toulouse

Germany

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bavaria^[7]
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Berlin
Wat Buddha Hamburg
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Frankfurt
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Schwarzwald
Wat Buddha Heilbronn
Wat Buddha Nordrhein Westfalen

Italy

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Italy

Malta

Wat Buddha Malta

Netherlands

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Netherlands [nl]

Norway

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Norway

Sweden

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Boras
Wat Buddha Stockholm^[8]

Switzerland

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Switzerland

United Kingdom

Wat Phra Dhammakaya London
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Manchester
Wat Buddha Newcastle
Meditation Center of Scotland^[9]^[10]

Canada

Dhammakaya International Meditation Society of British Columbia
Centre Meditation Dhammakaya de Montreal

United States

Massachusetts

Dhammakaya Meditation Center Boston

California

Dhammakaya International Meditation Center, Azusa^[11]
Dhammakaya Meditation Center Silicon Valley

Florida

Palm Beach Meditation Center
Florida Meditation Center

Illinois

Meditation Center of Chicago^[11]

Georgia

Georgia Meditation Center^[11]

Minnesota

Minnesota Meditation Center

Kansas

Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Kansas

New Jersey

Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of New Jersey^[11]

Oregon

Oregon Meditation Center

Washington

Seattle Meditation Center^[11]

Texas

Meditation Center of Texas

Washington D.C.

Meditation Center of D.C.

Tennessee

Dhammakaya Meditation Center Tennessee

Denver

Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Denver

Asia

Brunei

Brunei Meditation Center

People's Republic of China

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Kowloon
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Hong Kong
Dhammakaya Coordination Center Shanghai China
Kunming Dhammakaya Co-ordination Center
Beijing Meditation Center

Indonesia

Meditation Center of Indonesia

Japan

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Ibaraki
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Kanagawa
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Nagano
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Osaka
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Saitama
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Tokyo
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Tochigi
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Yamanashi
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Aichi
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Gunma
Thai Bukkyo Meisou Center

Malaysia

Dhammakaya Meditation Association of Selangor
Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Penang

Mongolia

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia

Nepal

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Nepal

The Philippines

The Middle Way Meditation Institute

Singapore

Dhammakaya Centre Singapore

South Korea

Wat Bhavana Yangju

Taiwan

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taipei
Wat Bhavana Taizhong [sic]
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taoyuan
Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of Gaoxiong [sic] (Taiwan)

Oceania

Australia

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Brisbane
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Melbourne
Wat Phra Dhammakaya WA
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Sydney
Dhammakaya Meditation Centre, Albury

New Zealand

Wat Phra Dhammakaya Dunedin
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Auckland
Wellington Meditation Centre

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Meditation Center

Africa and Middle East

South Africa

The Johannesburg Meditation Center

Bahrain

Bahrain Meditation Center

Oman

Oman Meditation Center

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Meditation Centre (United Arab Emirates)

References

^ Thatkaew, Worathan (9 March 2008). วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ สำนักงานแม่กองบาลีสนามหลวง [Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Office of Pali Studies Coordination, Sanam Luang]. Post Today (in Thai). The Post Publishing. p. B4.
^ "Contact". The Centre of Dhammakaya & Chakkavatti Meditation Masters. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^ Siraprapasiri, Krit (24 August 2005). ร่วมบุญบำเพ็ญสาธารณกุศล 80 ปี สมเด็จพระมหารัชมังคลาจารย์ [Joining in with public charity: Somdet Phramaharatchamangalacharn is 80 years old]. Matichon (in Thai). p. 34.
^ "วัดปากน้ำมิชิแกนสร้างใหม่ขยายเขตแดนพระพุทธศาสนาใน USA" [Wat Paknam Michigan has just been built: spreading the domain of Buddhism in the USA]. Post Today (in Thai). 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019.
^ Park, Katie (18 December 2018). "'They welcome people.' Inside a Buddhist temple in Bucks County". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020.
^ "Dhammakaya Worldwide". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^ Collisi, Andrea. "Thailändische Engel und kostbare Kugeln". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ Grönberg, Carolina (12 August 2016). "Immanuelskyrkan i Gävle har förvandlats till ett buddhistiskt tempel". Sveriges Radio - P4 (in Swedish). Gävleborg County. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
^ "Buddhist's 'peaceful and welcoming' community". Helensburgh Advertiser. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cadge, Wendy; Sangdhanoo, Sidhorn (23 August 2006). "Thai Buddhism in America: An Historical and Contemporary Overview". Contemporary Buddhism. 6 (1): 7–35. doi:10.1080/14639940500129421. S2CID 143930238.

[Post_Today_2008-1] Thatkaew, Worathan (9 March 2008). วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ สำนักงานแม่กองบาลีสนามหลวง [Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Office of Pali Studies Coordination, Sanam Luang]. Post Today (in Thai). The Post Publishing. p. B4.

[2] "Contact". The Centre of Dhammakaya & Chakkavatti Meditation Masters. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[3] Siraprapasiri, Krit (24 August 2005). ร่วมบุญบำเพ็ญสาธารณกุศล 80 ปี สมเด็จพระมหารัชมังคลาจารย์ [Joining in with public charity: Somdet Phramaharatchamangalacharn is 80 years old]. Matichon (in Thai). p. 34.

[4] "วัดปากน้ำมิชิแกนสร้างใหม่ขยายเขตแดนพระพุทธศาสนาใน USA" [Wat Paknam Michigan has just been built: spreading the domain of Buddhism in the USA]. Post Today (in Thai). 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019.

[5] Park, Katie (18 December 2018). "'They welcome people.' Inside a Buddhist temple in Bucks County". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020.

[6] "Dhammakaya Worldwide". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[7] Collisi, Andrea. "Thailändische Engel und kostbare Kugeln". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[8] Grönberg, Carolina (12 August 2016). "Immanuelskyrkan i Gävle har förvandlats till ett buddhistiskt tempel". Sveriges Radio - P4 (in Swedish). Gävleborg County. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[9] "Buddhist's 'peaceful and welcoming' community". Helensburgh Advertiser. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[10] "Helensburgh gives Buddhist temple a warm welcome". Helensburgh Advertiser. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[Cadge-11] Cadge, Wendy; Sangdhanoo, Sidhorn (23 August 2006). "Thai Buddhism in America: An Historical and Contemporary Overview". Contemporary Buddhism. 6 (1): 7–35. doi:10.1080/14639940500129421. S2CID 143930238.

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