
Venerable Phramahasutham Suratano, Ph.D. (Pali scholar of level 9), an assistant abbot and director of Religion Studies Department of Wat Phra Dhammakaya mentioned that after the Pali examination, retaken by all examinees during 22-24 April 2025, the Pali examination results were announced and 360 monks/ laypeople from Wat Phra Dhammakaya passed all levels of Pali examination in 2025.
There are 320 monks and 40 laypeople, achieving all levels of Pali studies. The following is the number of monks / laypeople from Wat Phra Dhammakaya, passing each level of Pali studies.
Levels of Pali Studies | Monks | Laypeople |
Pali Level 1-2 | 137 | 20 |
Pali Level 3 | 72 | 10 |
Pali Level 4 | 21 | 3 |
Pali Level 5 | 27 | 5 |
Pali Level 6 | 20 | 1 |
Pali Level 7 | 18 | 0 |
Pali Level 8 | 14 | 1 |
Pali Level 9 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 320 | 40 |