Venerable (Dr.) Phramahasutham Suratano (Pali scholar of level 9), an assistant abbot and director of the Dhamma Studies Institution of Wat Phra Dhammakaya mentioned that from the announcement of Pali Examination Committee in 2024, there were 143 monks/ lay people from the Dhamma Studies Institution of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, who passed the Pali Examination of all levels in 2024.
There are 126 monks and 17 lay people, passing all levels of Pali studies and the number of monks / lay people from Wat Phra Dhammakaya who pass each level of Pali studies is identified below.
Levels of Pali Studies | Monks | Lay People |
Pali Level 1-2 | 44 | 5 |
Pali Level 3 | 12 | 3 |
Pali Level 4 | 10 | 4 |
Pali Level 5 | 11 | 1 |
Pali Level 6 | 17 | 1 |
Pali Level 7 | 17 | 2 |
Pali Level 8 | 10 | 1 |
Pali Level 9 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 126 | 17 |
Besides, there are 172 monks / lay people who are entitled to retake the Pali examination during 3-5 May 2024.