On 15 February 2025, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Dhammakaya Foundation and Buddhists throughout the world jointly organized 174th necessities offering ceremony to the 323 temples in order to dedicate its merit to the deceased due to the insurgency in the four southern provinces of Thailand (Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and 4 districts of Songkhla). Additionally, there was the 138th presentation of 158 scholarships to teachers in the South. Tak Bai District Chief Krisda Suksabai was laypeople chairman at Wat Boonnaram (Wat Khok Ngoo), Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province. This event was attended online by laypeople within and outside Thailand via www.zoom.com ,www.gbnus.com.
The necessities offering ceremony to the 323 temples was first organized on 7 June 2005 at Mujarintawapi Vihara Temple in Pattani province. This offering marks its 174th time of 21st consecutive year that this event has been held. This event will continue to be organized until peace is restored in that region. This year also marks the 18th year and 138th time that scholarships have been presented to teachers in the South and over 40,000 scholarships have been awarded to them. Moreover, over 6,000 tons of dry food, gained from the alms offering to the monks throughout Thailand, has been handed out to local residents, soldiers, police and teachers in unrest areas of the 4 southern provinces.
