On 13 April 2026, Most Venerable Phrapromdilok, abbot of Wat Sam Phraya, visited Wat Phra Dhammakaya as a venue for the second Pali test of the monastic community under the supervision of the Monastic Region 1 (Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samutprakarn provinces) at Kaew-Sa-Ra-Phad-Nuek 2 Meeting Hall, Wat Phra Dhammakaya. There were 544 monks and 143 laypeople, taking the test of Pali level 1-2/3/4 during 12-14 April 2026.

The senior monks including Most Venerable Phradhamrattanaporn, advisor to the ecclesiastical chief of Monastic Region 1 and abbot of Wat Khian Khet (a royal temple), Most Venerable Phrathepwachirananthaporn, the ecclesiastical chief of Nonthaburi province and abbot of Wat Bua Khwan and Most Venerable Phraratsuthidhammajarn, the ecclesiastical chief of Pathum Thani province and abbot of Wat Phrayoondhammaram, visited the test venue and gave encouragement to all examinees.

Accompanied by Venerable Phramaha Suwit Dhammikkamuni (Pali scholar of level 9), headmaster of Religious Department of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Venerable Phrakhrupaladrattanaveerawat, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, vice chairman of the Test Venue Committee and advisor to the ecclesiastical chief of Region 1, welcomed all senior monks, reported detailed information of this test arrangement and facilitated the visit of all managerial monks.

The Pali test is deemed the evaluation criteria of advanced Buddhist knowledge for the monastic community. According to His Royal Highness Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, the test of Dhamma Studies for the monastic community is considered a task of state administration under the patronage of Thai king.

On 12 April 2026, at Wat Buddhasantiwan Dhammachai in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Venerable Sanghanan Mahasatthavee, abbot of Wat Mahapanya Buddhavihan in Nagpur was the monastic chairman and Mr. Sanjay Laxmanrao Patil, a committee member of Indian Buddhist Council was the laypeople chairman for the offering ceremony of monks’ necessities to 135 Indian temples in honor of the 82^nd anniversary of Luang Por Dhammajayo. Its merit was dedicated to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the leader of Buddhism revival in India.

In this event, on behalf of Venerable Phrakhrupaladrattanaveerawat, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Venerable Phramaha Nopporn Punyachayo, assistant abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, delivered a speech on Luang Por Dhammajayo’s guidelines of Buddhism revival in the birthplace of the Buddha, distributed souvenirs, led the lighting of 1,082 lanterns, gave a speech of Sammodana, led the circumambulation of a sacred place for the laypeople at Wat Buddhasantiwan Dhammachai.

Established according to the intention of Luang Por Dhammajayo, Wat Buddhasantiwan Dhammachai is the first Thai Temple in Maharashtra in order to train international monks for Buddhism revival in their home countries. Located on 12 acres (30 rais) of land in Nagpur and designed as the architecture of local and Thai styles in honor of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the leader of Buddhism revival in India, the temple focuses on cultivating faith in Buddhism among the Indians through the process of ordination, monastic training and monastic discipline study in Thailand and these Indian monks are the religious heirs to propagate Buddhism in India by conducting a training course on precept observation and meditation practice for over 2,000 locals.

On 9 April 2026, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department, Wat Phra Dhammakaya mentioned that Ryukoku University, one of Japan’s leading universities, offered a course of “Samatha-Vipassana in Buddhism and Modern Mindfulness”in the first semester. This course was conducted by the two Dhammaduta monks from Wat Phra Dhammakaya and attended by 70 students. This academic collaboration between Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Ryukoku University came from the growing interest in Buddhist studies of contemporary context.

The two teaching monks from Wat Phra Dhammakaya, invited as instructors for this meditation course are Venerable Phrakhrupalad Sunet Charaphinyo, abbot of Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Tochigi and Venerable Phramaha Phongsak Thaniyo, Ph.D., abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Tochigi. This meditation course covers 15 meditation training sessions throughout the semester, the content of Buddhist meditation principles and the workshop of meditation practice, together with the assignments of continuous meditation practice and meditation record in diary to evaluate the mental development.

Ryukoku University, one of the long-established Japanese universities, was founded in 1639. At present, it comprises 10 faculties with 20,000 students. The meditation course at this prestigious university reflects the trend of mental development knowledge which the university values, along with the modern academic knowledge. This course will be an opportunity for the cultural and religious exchange at international level.

On 8 April 2026, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department, Wat Phra Dhammakaya related that Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Palm Beach, Florida, USA, hosted a meditation session for Thais and foreigners. The session started with a muscle stretching activity, followed by the guidelines of basic meditation practice including the sitting posture. The Dhammakaya meditation course according to the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni gave attendees the instruction on how to close the eyes, relax the body and focus one’s mind at the body center with relaxation and mindfulness.

After the meditation practice, there was Q&A session for all attendees to share their inner experiences and many of them felt more relaxed after their practice. For the working people who have stress from the work pressure, meditation becomes an alternative for the stress relief and the life balance for the better mental wellness.

On 7 April, at 71^st Anniversary Kitchen Building of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Dhammakaya Foundation and its devotees organized the public assistance activities by offering prompt meals, bread, drinking water, rice and dry food to the locals in Khlong Luang district according to its role “Temple is the center of community.” by promoting the quality of life and morality for the locals.

Assigned by Venerable Phrakhrupaladrattanaveerawat, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Venerable Phrakhrubhavanasuthamvithes, assistant abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Venerable Phramaha Nopporn Punyachayo (Pali scholar of level 9), assistant abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Somchai Wangsatheero, deputy director of President’s office and Mr. Ong-Ard Not Dhamma-Nitra, spokesperson of Wat Phra Dhammakaya’s devotees and advisor of Pathum Thani Provincial Red Cross were representatives to hand over food and beverage to Ms. Apisra Ket-In, district chief of Khlong Luang and other officials from relevant government organizations.

The support of food & beverage is provided for the following missions ; 1. To support the road safety and traffic flow, managed by the police, government officials and volunteers during Songkran festival in order to reduce the number of car accidents and criminal cases in the local areas. 2. To assist the vulnerable groups including the elderly and the bedridden patients. Coordinating with Romyen Community Health Center, the temple offered dry food packages to 100 elderly people and 60 bedridden patients. 3. To assist the vulnerable groups in Khlong 7 district by offering dry food packages to the disabled for the better quality of life.

These activities reflects the important and powerful role of monastic groups toward the community. They are not only the spiritual leaders but also the supporters of community members to promote the quality of life according to the principle of Ba-Vorn (Home-Temple-School/Government Sectors). Additionally, the monastic groups drive the peaceful society with the virtues of all community members.     

On 5 April 2026, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department, Wat Phra Dhammakaya related that Bali Meditation Center (BMC) serves as the center of meditation practice and its meditation course draws attention from many foreigners in Bali.

The meditation course during 1-3 April 2026 was conducted by a teaching monk from Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Most attendees gave positive feedback that the meditation practice helped them attain inner peace, relax and be mindful and free from anxiety. The meditation practice of Dhammakaya style focuses on stilling the mind at the body center with relaxation and consciousness.

Mr. Anthony from Switzerland shared that he felt inner peace and gained more life energy after his meditation practice because he was temporarily isolated from the outside world. He felt amazing for this inner experience. Meanwhile, Mr. Andrew from England was impressed by the teaching monk. The activities of this meditation course included listening to the sermon, meditation practice, walking meditation and lighting the lantern of peace and compassion.

Bali Meditation Center follows the concept “World Peace through Inner Peace” and offers an opportunity for the beginners and the experienced meditators to equally access the meditation practice. In today’s society, filled with uncertainty and stress from living one’s life, meditation becomes an alternative for mental revival and/or the solution one is searching for the life balance.

Wat Phra Dhammakaya collaborated with 170 branches of Morality Promotion Center across Thailand to organize the mass ordination project for 5,000 novices, called “Dhamma Training during Summer Break”. On 4 April 2026, at the Ordination Center of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province, the parents of ordinands and laypeople circumambulated Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya, were asked for forgiveness and offered novices’ robe and alms bowl. There were 365 ordinands at this ordination center.

The project of “2026 Mass Ordination for Buddhism Revival across Thailand” was attended by 7,000 applicants from 170 ordination centers and the training session lasts from 23 March – 23 April 2026 (32 training days) at provincial ordination centers throughout Thailand.

Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department, Wat Phra Dhammakaya stated that this ordination project has the following objectives : 1.To learn the Buddha’s teachings 2. To be trained according to Buddhism principles 3.To cultivate faith and love in Buddhism and the Three Refuges 4. To practice meditation 5.To have the Right View or Samma-Dhiti.

The novice ordination project for Buddhism revival across Thailand with the concept  “Dhamma Training during Summer Break” in 2026 is organized by Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Dhammakaya Foundation with the collaboration of International Buddhist Society, Morality Promotion Center across Thailand, World Alliance of Buddhists, V-PEACE, educational institutions of local administration organizations, the network of government and private sectors and global devotee network of Wat Phra Dhammakaya. For more detailed information, please go to the websites www.บวช.com and www.dmycenter.com , @dhammakayainfo on IG / Facebook / twitter or the phone number : 02-831-1234.

On 31 March 2024, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department, Wat Phra Dhammakaya related that with the faith in Buddhism and unity of Thai community in Australia, devotees of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, together with the locals in Sydney, organized the activities of almsgiving and listening to the sermon in the Thai community area of Sydney.

This activity started in the early morning with an almsgiving to 7 monks from Wat Phra Dhammakaya Sydney and Wat Phra Dhammakaya Melbourne, which was participated by over 100 attendees from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Australia. In the commercial area surrounded by  high-rise buildings, the sight of monks walking in line to receive alms from laypeople impressed all observers and reflected Buddhism propagation in the Oceania region. This almsgiving ceremony has been organized continuously for over 18 years.

After the almsgiving, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong gave a sermon to all attendees by focusing on abstaining from all misdeeds, doing only good deeds and purifying the mind through meditation practice. Recalling the previous merits and maintaining the pure mind before and after good deeds would result in positive energy for the merit makers.

Recently, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Sydney arranged a 1-day meditation course for 15 locals. This course included muscle stretching, basic meditation practice, walking meditation and Q&A session. The inner peace from meditation is the starting point of social and global peace.

On 30 March 2024, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department, Wat Phra Dhammakaya stated that Wat Phra Dhammakaya Newcastle in England is the center of Buddhism propagation and meditation training in Europe and offers an opportunity for locals and Thais to learn the basic meditation practice.

At present, the temple has regularly organized a meditation program on weekends in order to promote meditation practice and preaching for locals and Thais. The chapel was previously renovated from a Christian church to accommodate the Buddhist activities. Its teachings focus on the simple meditation technique which is easy to learn regardless of race and culture and based on the principles : “Mind stilling is the key to success.”, “Slow down one’s life.” and “Live in the present moment.”

In addition to its role of Buddhism propagation, the temple is the center of cultural exchange for the locals through religious activities, Buddhist culture and meditation practice for the mindful living.