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On the auspicious occasion of His Majesty's birthday His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, Rama IX On the occasion of His Majesty's 80th birthday, the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi, Republic of India, organized an ordination ceremony to dedicate merit to His Majesty and to show loyalty to the highest and most revered institution. The ceremony was held at Bodhimanda, the place of the Lord Buddha's enlightenment, and at Wat Thai Buddhagaya, Tambon Buddhagaya, District Gaya, Magadha Province, State of Bihar, Republic of India, between 28 October - 6 November 2007.
That journey allowed the group of monks to learn about Buddhism, resulting in greater faith in Buddhism. They were able to appreciate the great kindness of the Lord Buddha, realize the value of traveling to study Buddhism and follow in the footsteps of the Buddha, and put it into practice to benefit themselves, their families, and society.
When the monks left the monastic life, the group of ordained monks who were given the name "Bodhi" They came together to establish the “Bodhigaya 980 Club” to uphold Buddhism and provide benefits to society by supporting the propagation and protection of Buddhism.
With cooperation from many parties, such as the executive committee and participants of the Senior Justice Process Executives Training Course (B.Y.S.), led byMr. Chantawat Woratat The course director led the participants of the 12th, 13th, and 14th B.Y.S. training program to travel to be ordained as monks in the land of Buddha, India-Nepal, and joined the Bodh Gaya 980 Club to jointly raise funds to support monks to travel to study in the land of Buddha. He set up a project to encourage Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India-Nepal, with the grace of Phra Thet Phra Khun. Phra Phromwachiranayok Chair of the project
Then, the members of the Bodhigaya Club agreed to establish and support the “BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute” as a charitable organization to provide education and training in Buddhism and to organize various projects related to promoting the propagation and protection of Buddhism. With great kindness and grace Phra Dharmbodhiwong, Dr. The Chief Dharma Ambassador of India-Nepal is the course director and Dr.Supachai Virapuchong Is the secretary general
The Bodhgaya Institute has its base of operations at the pilgrimage sites and Buddhist sites. In the initial period, the center of operations was set up at the Thai Kusinara Chalermrat Temple, Mathakur Subdistrict, Kusinakorn District (Kasia), Dewariya Province, Uttar Pradesh. Later, the Thai Buddhagaya Temple was established as the head office and had an office in Thailand at Thai Nakhon Pattana Co., Ltd., Bang Khen Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.
To raise funds for the project to encourage Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, which has been continuously organized for 9 times.
Cataract Surgery Project for the Poor Hindu Community of Nepal
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute by Dr. Supachai Veeraputchong, Secretary-General of the Institute, together with the Thai Temple Lumpini, developed the cataract surgery project of the Royal Thai Embassy in Kathmandu, which is a Buddhist project to relieve suffering for the poor Indonesian and Nepalese people. This cataract surgery project initially came from the assistance project of the Thai government to the Nepalese government by donating 200,000 baht to the Cataract Surgery Assistance Foundation of Dr. Siddhattha Sakya, a Nepalese ophthalmologist. Originally, the Buddhist temple of Nepalese monks in Kathmandu was used as the surgery venue. However, due to budget constraints, hygiene problems, and unsuitability of the venue, the assistance to the poor Nepalese people was limited to a narrow area. When the Bodhgaya Institute 980 started providing financial assistance in 2009, the cataract surgery for Nepalese people was expanded to the Thai Temple Lumpini, allowing for wider development of assistance and the introduction of Ophthalmologists from Thailand traveled to perform surgeries on patients, which led to the project expanding its scope to a wider extent. Currently, there are many organizations from both the public and private sectors, as well as non-profit organizations from Thailand, joining in activities to help extend and support the project. To date, we have been able to provide cataract surgeries to tens of thousands of Indonesians and Nepalis, and there has been a donation to the fund to help Nepalis in need of more than 20 million baht, reducing the burden and not wasting the government budget.
Creating a “Metta” School
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute realizes the importance of education that instills the Buddha's teachings. Therefore, together with the Royal Thai Embassy in Kathmandu, we support the construction project of Metta School by donating the construction budget to Lumbini Social Service Foundation, which is operated by Thai Temple Lumbini. The construction began in 2003. The beginning of Lumbini Social Service Foundation came from the gathering of young people who were interested in Buddhism, meditation practice, and social welfare activities, which eventually developed into a primary school. At present, Metta School provides education and Buddhist training to poor Hindu Nepalese children living in Lumbini and nearby villages from kindergarten to junior high school. There are currently as many as 750 students studying. Therefore, the donation to support Metta School by Bodhikaya Institute 980 is another important mission in providing educational assistance to Nepalese people as well as promoting more cooperation in Buddhism between Thailand and Nepal.
Project to promote Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India - Nepal, 1st generation
The project to promote Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India and Nepal is considered a project that is very important for the propagation of Buddhism. In this project, Bodhgaya Institute received kindness from Phra Thep Brahmawachiranayok (Opas Niruttimethi, P.6), advisor to the Sangha Region 11, abbot of Wat Phra Narai Maharat Worawihan, who at that time held the ecclesiastical title of Phra Thammaworanayok, the provincial ecclesiastical chief of Nakhon Ratchasima, kindly chaired the project and directed the selection of 31 monks at the Sangha chief level from Nakhon Ratchasima Province to study and train in the project and to stay at Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermrat Kasia, Kusinara District, Uttar Pradesh, Republic of India for 99 days.
A book summarizing the project to promote Thai monks
go to study and practice Dhamma in depth.
In the land of Buddha, India-Nepal
1st generation, year 2009
Project to promote Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India - Nepal, 2nd generation
The success of the first training session was used to develop the Buddhist Studies curriculum by increasing the focus on tangible results, organizing the training process to link and lead to more clearly evident results. The executives of the Buddhist Studies curriculum therefore set the research topic for the second session as “Dhammavijaya from the Land of Buddhahood” and assigned the Sangha leaders who participated in the project to research during the training and the three-month Buddhist Lent by studying the principles of Dhamma from the Tripitaka and conducting practical studies in the area where Buddhism originated. This was to analyze and conduct in-depth research on the topic of “Dhammavijaya from the Land of Buddhahood” to obtain crystallized knowledge that could be brought back as teachings that are connected to the social problems that have occurred. The teachings from Buddhism must be considered and extracted until they are rooted in building the faith and wisdom of the Buddhist community in a practical and effective way by collecting the methods of thinking through Vipassana and presenting the principles of Dhamma that are beneficial for caring for and increasing faith, intention, wisdom, and right view in the minds of Thai people through a book summarizing the results of the project called “Dhammavijaya from the Land of Buddhahood”.
Summary book of the project to promote Thai monks
go to study and practice Dhamma in depth.
In the land of Buddha, India-Nepal
2nd generation, 2010
Hindu novice mass ordination project
A collaborative project between BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute and Thai Temple Lumpini, which provides an opportunity for Hindu youth to receive scholarships to ordain and study Dhamma and Vinaya, to create faith in Hindus and to realize the true and excellent principles of the teachings of the Lord Buddha that Buddhists adhere to and use as a guideline in their lives. Dr. Supachai Veeraputchong, Secretary-General of BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, saw the necessity to support Hindu youth in Nepal to have the opportunity to access the Dhamma and Vinaya teachings of the Lord Buddha as well as himself. The spark of determination to revive Buddhism to flourish in the land of Buddha was born and became the origin of the project that BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute supported the mass ordination project of Hindu novices of Thai Temple Lumpini.
Project to promote Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India - Nepal, 3nd generation
The reputation of the Buddhist Studies Program, a project to encourage Thai monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India and Nepal, is well-known in the Sangha circles for its in-depth study from the birthplace of Buddhism for up to one rains retreat, and staying in the land of Buddha is considered a valuable opportunity.
The educational approach of the 3rd generation of Phra Dhammaduta Bodhigaya, Phra Thep Phothi Wong, the course director, still uses the approach of presenting social lessons from witnessing the rapid deterioration, the development of the world, and the search of people who drift away from the core of Dharma as the topic of study.
The 1-year period of study at Buddhabhumi is a period of retrospective, cultivating ideology, learning and observing the progress of Dharma in Buddhist places until one knows and sees the truth, and then proclaiming it to the Thai Buddhist land, resulting in the stability of the Thai nation, Buddhism and the King.
Dharma Missionary Bodhgaya must devote himself to studying and researching, to apply the principles of Dharma that the Lord Buddha proclaimed to heal society and alleviate the world's dangers, to maintain, protect, and prepare for the propagation of Buddhism in accordance with social problems.
Summary book of the project to promote Thai monks
go to study and practice Dhamma in depth.
In the land of Buddha, India-Nepal
3rd generation, 2011
Project to bring Thai people to the world of Dhamma, 1st time
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute brings Thai pro golfers to the world of Dhamma, training in meditation in Krabi, hoping that golfers will be able to apply this to competitions both nationally and internationally. At Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort in Mueang District, Krabi, Mr. Saman Saengsa-ard, Deputy Governor of Krabi, presided over the opening ceremony of the project “Buddhism Changes the World, BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute Leads Thai Pro Golfers to the World of Dhamma”. Mr. Supachai Veerapuchong, Secretary-General of BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, Republic of India, Board of Directors of the Virapuchong Foundation and Managing Director of Phokeethra Group, gave a report on the background of the project. There were sermons by qualified monks, chanting and meditation for famous Thai pro golfers and sports media.
Project to promote monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India - Nepal, 4th generation
In 2012, the project to promote monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India-Nepal, batch 4, was another special year.
First, BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute received the kindness of His Holiness Somdej Phra Buddhachinnawong, the Supreme Patriarch of the Central Region, the abbot of Wat Phichit Yatikaram Worawihan, to send Vipassana teachers to join the project and lead meditation practice throughout the project, which is in line with the objectives of the Buddhist Studies curriculum. The institute aims to see Bodhigaya Dharma Missionaries gain knowledge of theory and practice until they attain enlightenment, understand the teachings of the Lord Buddha, and apply them, tell methods, and guide Buddhists in their practice. They can also use current events to answer the question of how Buddhists should behave and be able to apply the principles of Buddhism to solve suffering, solve conflicts, and solve inauspicious things or things that are not beneficial to Buddhists.
Later, the institute changed its name to the Project to Promote Monks to Study and Practice Dhamma in Deep Dhamma in the Land of Buddha, India-Nepal, by removing the word “Thai” and opening for monks in the Mekong Basin countries to join the training as well, with the aim of strengthening relations with neighboring Buddhist countries in the Mekong Basin. On this occasion, we received the gracious kindness of His Holiness Somdet Phra Akkaramahasangkhathibodi Devawong, the Supreme Patriarch of the Kingdom of Cambodia, who graciously selected 3 Cambodian monks to join the project.
Summary book of the project to promote monks
go to study and practice Dhamma in depth.
In the land of Buddha, India-Nepal
4th generation, 2012
Project to promote monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India - Nepal, 5th generation
In 2013, the institute expanded its work according to the plan by accepting monks from Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Mekong Basin countries to study and train. We received the grace of His Holiness Somdech Phra Akkaramaha Sangkharathibodi Thepphawong, the Supreme Patriarch of the Kingdom of Cambodia, who kindly directed the selection of 3 monks from Cambodia. We received the grace of His Holiness, Phra Ajahn Dr. Phra Maha Phong Samalek, the President of the Lao Buddhist Relations Organization, Lao People's Democratic Republic, who selected 2 Lao monks and 2 Vietnamese monks. This means that the institute's work has achieved its plan and goal of strengthening relations among the countries in the Mekong Basin that practice Buddhism, in order to create solidarity in the Suvarnabhumi region, as a wall to protect Buddhism, and aiming to create a model Buddhist society by training monks according to the guidelines of the Buddha's curriculum, emphasizing Vipassana, proving the theory through practice, and seeing the arising realizations.
Summary book of the project to promote monks
go to study and practice Dhamma in depth.
In the land of Buddha, India-Nepal
5th generation, 2012
Project to bring Thai people to the world of Dhamma, 2nd time
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute brings Thai pro golfers to the world of Dhamma, training in meditation in Krabi, hoping that golfers will be able to apply this to competitions both nationally and internationally. At Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort in Mueang District, Krabi, Mr. Saman Saengsa-ard, Deputy Governor of Krabi, presided over the opening ceremony of the project “Buddhism Changes the World, BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute Leads Thai Pro Golfers to the World of Dhamma”. Mr. Supachai Veerapuchong, Secretary-General of BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, Republic of India, Board of Directors of the Virapuchong Foundation and Managing Director of Phokeethra Group, gave a report on the background of the project. There were sermons by qualified monks, chanting and meditation for famous Thai pro golfers and sports media.
The Buddhist World Transformation Project
1st time – Jointly organized by Phayao Province and Chiang Rai Province
2nd time – Jointly organized with Nakhon Ratchasima Province
3rd time – Jointly organized with Suphan Buri Province
Project to promote monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India - Nepal, 6th generation
The project to promote monks to study and practice Dhamma in depth in the land of Buddha, India and Nepal, batch 6, is the last batch of monks to attend the training before the project is closed. This is to expand the scope of work on various projects to support the dissemination of Dhamma in the Mekong Basin countries.
The training of monks who join the project still emphasizes education with the cultivation of ideology, being a Dharma missionary to spread the Buddha's teachings. Dharma missionary Bodhgaya must have firm faith and intention, spend 1 Lent to dedicate to the Lord Buddha, in accordance with what the Lord Buddha had faith in before he passed away that his followers would firmly adhere to the Dharma, practice the Dharma, and continue and protect Buddhism.
Summary book of the project to promote monks
go to study and practice Dhamma in depth.
In the land of Buddha, India-Nepal
6th generation, year 2014
The Buddhist World Transformation Project
4th time – Jointly organized with Maha Sarakham Province
Suvarnabhumi Buddhist Transformation Project
The meeting of monks from 4 countries: Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos on the topic of “Buddhism changes Suvarnabhumi, Dhammavijaya changes problems to paths”
Dr. Supachai Wiraphuchong, Secretary-General, stated the objectives of the seminar “Bodhigaya 980, Buddha Transforms Suvarnabhumi, Dhammavijaya Transforms Problems into Paths”. The importance of Buddha Transforming Suvarnabhumi is that I have been working in this region for 24 full years. In addition, the government is about to open the AEC next year. I have seen the thinking of government leaders, businessmen, and villagers. The first thing I see clearly and dare to say is that today, the connection in the AEC dimension has not yet occurred in a tangible form. The main problem is people’s thinking. As Buddhists, we still have a competitive mindset in winning and competing. This is the first issue we see. Therefore, if this is the issue, we cannot eliminate it. The connection in Suvarnabhumi may not be able to connect benefits and be based on the principles of Dhamma according to the Buddhist way in a solid manner for our children. Another issue is the issue of Dhammavijaya Transforming Problems into Paths. We see the future in this issue. In 5, 10, 20 years, if we cannot use the Dhamma current to fight against the rotation of globalization or worldly currents, we believe in the future. The onslaught of globalization will cause our region to experience a so-called Kali Yuga society. These things will happen if we reach old age or monks or laymen and laywomen will be the Fourfold Buddhist Sangha and not join hands like in the past during the time of the Buddha. This is something we are very worried about. And we want to live every day as if it were the last day of our lives, as the Most Venerable Phra Dhamma Woranayok has taught us. This is our desire to establish this institution to turn this crisis into an opportunity because every crisis can create opportunities, and every problem can create a path or a path to walk. Therefore, we Bodhi people are never afraid of problems because problems make us strong and give us wisdom.
ผมก็อยากจะขอใช้เวลาสั้นๆในช่วงนี้ในการส่งแนวคิดของสถาบันที่อยากจะสรุปเป็นแนวทางในทางปฏิบัติในการนำพระธรรมมาใช้เพื่อสร้างสังคมให้เป็นสุข
Suvarnabhumi Buddhist Transformation Project
The meeting of monks on the topic of “Buddhist Diplomacy”
Suvarnabhumi Buddhist Transformation Project
The Sangha meeting on the topic of the discussion “Buddhism Transforms Suvarnabhumi, Unity of Dharma, Land of Dharma, Land of Gold” The Sangha of 5 ASEAN countries, consisting of Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, participated in the discussion “Buddhism Transforms Suvarnabhumi: Unity of Dharma, Land of Dharma, Land of Gold” organized by BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute and the Viraphuchong Foundation at Sopitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf Spa Resort, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
The objective is to strengthen, go back, awaken the ideology, observe the work of the noble monks, and continue the Buddhist aspiration. Throughout the past 6 years, the aim of organizing the project is to benefit the monks who participate in the project, to create deep faith, increase knowledge, increase perspectives, create beautiful behaviors that connect with the world society and practice Dhamma in real places until faith can bring knowledge that increases with more understanding back to develop Thai society, causing changes to a peaceful society and aiming to connect the religious dimension to the development of the spread of Buddhism.
Venerable Dr. Phra Maha Phong Samalek, abbot of Wat Ong Tue, and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic's Center for Buddhist Relations, delivered a congratulatory speech and opened the event. His Holiness Sayadaw Ku Mara Bhivamsa, the Supreme Patriarch of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, delivered a congratulatory speech. Most Ven. Dr. Thich Thien Tam, Vice President of Executive Council Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), Abbot of Pho Minh Pagoda, Vice President of the Sangha Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, delivered a congratulatory speech. Phra Dhammaworanayok, Chairman of the Project to Promote Monks to Study and Practice Dhamma in Deep Dhamma in the Land of Buddha, Advisor to the Provincial Sangha Chief of Nakhon Ratchasima, delivered a congratulatory speech. Phra Thep Bodhi Vithes delivered a congratulatory speech.
Dhamma Missionary Preparation Project
Held at Suvarnabhumi Buddhajayanti 989 Temple to prepare monks who will travel to study and practice Dhamma in the Buddhist land of India - Nepal.
Seminar on the Decline of the Buddhist Community: Approaches to Correcting the Problem
1st Bodhigaya Dhammayatra
Following the footsteps of the noble monks of the Mekong River Basin
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute , Bodhigaya 980 Club, Virapuchong Foundation, and network partners from 5 countries joined hands to organize the 1st Bodhigaya Dhammayatra under the name "5 Lands Dhammayatra in the Footsteps of the Noble Monks of the Mekong River Basin" by leading Buddhists from 5 countries, totaling more than 200 monks/people, on a pilgrimage from Ubon Ratchathani Province to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and back to the Kingdom of Thailand. This event was attended by tens of thousands of people, bringing joy and happiness to Buddhists from all 5 countries. The event received cooperation from the Sangha, the government, various agencies, and even merchants and individuals. The total travel period for merit-making activities at 34 temples and important places of Buddhism in 5 countries was 15 days. In addition, 15 saplings of the Maha Bodhi Tree were invited from the city of Gaya, India to be planted as a witness to the establishment of peace. and the friendship between Buddhists, which has existed since the past and has continued to the present.
Worship the chedi of the northeastern region
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, Bodhigaya Club 980, Viraphuchong Foundation organize a pilgrimage trip to worship the Isan chedis, emphasizing the sacredness of the Thai Buddhists.
Worship the chedi of the northern region
BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute organized an activity to pay homage to the relics and important places of Buddhist religion in the northern region. This activity to pay homage to the relics of the northern region was organized to bring members of the club and supporters to pay homage to the relics for good fortune and to survey the route for organizing the 2nd Dhammayatra Bodhigaya, which will start from the northern provinces.
2nd Bodhigaya Dhammayatra
Buddhist Diplomacy for World Peace
Buddhist Diplomacy for World Peace is organized to strengthen the relationship and create unity among Buddhists in the Mekong River Basin. Based on the concept of "Buddhist Diplomacy for World Peace", it is believed that Buddhist relations will connect all people in the Mekong River Basin with the power of faith in the Dharma of the Lord Buddha. It aims for happiness from morality and Dharma of all people at all levels, which is the main practice to drive the Mekong River Basin countries towards peace with Buddhism. It can also deeply understand the way of thinking, creating right view in life, being sincere, honest, knowing cause and effect, sharing, and not taking advantage of each other, and being firmly established with the Dharma kinship, which is the truth of all times. No one has yet refuted the teachings of the Lord Buddha as "wrong" even in one way.
World Visakha Bucha Day
The Virapuchong Foundation, through the BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, supported the organization of the World Visakha Bucha Day event at the Lao Front for National Construction in collaboration with the Buddhist Fellowship of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on 18 May 2019 at Pha That Luang Temple in the heart of Vientiane. On this occasion, Dr. Winai and Ms. Nuanlaor Virapuchong traveled to support the event themselves because they wanted to create good relations between the people of the two countries, with Buddhism as the connecting point.
The Great Merit of Chula Kathina
The Viraphuchong Foundation, BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, is the host of the first Kathin ceremony, leading the relatives to join the great merit-making ceremony on October 12, 2020 at Wat Phra Thammaworanayok, Tum Subdistrict, Pak Thong Chai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
Research on the influence of beliefs about the Naga in the Mekong River Basin
“BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute” signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a research contract on the influence of beliefs about Nagas, together with the “Faculty of Buddhism, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University” on the topic of “The influence of beliefs about Nagas on Buddhism in the Mekong River Basin Region of 5 countries”
Research on the influence of beliefs about the Naga in the Mekong River Basin
Research on the influence of beliefs about Naga related to Buddhism in the Mekong River Basin Since throughout the journey of the 5-country Dhammayatra, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam, it was found that every temple had stories and Naga statues. Therefore, it made us think of collecting the correct knowledge about Naga to cover all aspects in order to find the connection of Naga to protect Buddhism and to understand the beliefs about Naga correctly. Therefore, the institute supports the research study on “The influence of beliefs about Naga related to Buddhism in the Mekong River Basin”, which has a team of researchers who are highly qualified from studying Pali Dhamma of the Thai Sangha and are experts in Buddhism from the Faculty of Buddhism, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, led by Phra Thep Methee Worayanan, P.D.9, Asst. Prof. Dr., Deputy Dean for Administration, who is the director of the entire research plan.
A journey to pay homage to the Naga's virtues
Ceremony to worship the Naga and other deities
On the occasion of the conclusion of the research project “The influence of the belief in the Naga on Buddhism in Thailand” by the BodhigayaVijjalaya 980 Institute, the Viraphuchong Foundation, in collaboration with the Faculty of Buddhism, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, the research team is a high-level expert from the study of Pali Dhamma of the Thai Sangha and is an expert in Buddhism from the Faculty of Buddhism, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, led by Phra Thep Methee Worayanan, Dean of Administration, who is the director of the entire research plan. Therefore, we would like to take this auspicious opportunity to organize a Buddhist chanting ceremony and worship the Naga and the gods to acknowledge our determination and support us in completing this meritorious act between Wednesday, July 6 and Sunday, July 10, 2022.
The last is the expression of gratitude by spreading merit and dedicating it to all the Naga and all the gods, which is held at Wat Roi Phra Phutthabat Phumanorom, Na Sinuan Subdistrict, Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan Province on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. so that you can rejoice in the merit of our good deeds to be a factor, a foundation to send wisdom until reaching freedom from suffering, which is Nirvana.
BodhigayāNāgādhipati Award Ceremony
BodhigayāNāgādhipati Award is an award to honor the virtues of the Naga who have practiced Bodhidharma to protect Buddhism to be permanently stable. It is comparable to the outstanding virtues of the Naga towards Buddhism according to the evidence that appears in Buddhism and from the teachings of the noble monks who practice well and correctly, which have been seen and known as stories for more than 2,600 years and have been recorded in many Tripitaka scriptures. And from the faith and belief in the Naga of the people in the Mekong River Basin that has existed since ancient times until the present era.
3rd Bodhigaya Dhammayatra
Ganga-Mekong Holy Buddha Relics
This is the greatest project, a pilgrimage connecting the lands of the Lord Buddha, from the Great Dharma River of India to the land of Buddhism in the Mekong River Basin of Thailand, led by the relics of the Lord Buddha from the National Museum of India, followed by the relics of the left and right chief disciples, Sariputta and Maha Moggallana, from the Great Stupa of Sanchi, India, from February 22 to March 19, 2024. This project was initiated by the collaboration between the Bodhgaya Institute 980, the Government of India, and the Government of Thailand to connect and spread the power of faith of the people in Buddhism in both regions to be strong and everlasting, to create the benefits of the principles of Dharma to create the power of unity and goodness of all mankind, to live together peacefully based on the philosophy of the Dharma teachings of the Lord Buddha, and to be an opportunity for the people to pay homage, as well as being an important historical symbol of the journey of the Lord Buddha to bestow blessings on Buddhists. After a gap of almost a century, the arrival of the relics this time is like the arrival of the Buddha himself. The welcoming ceremony therefore opens an opportunity for Buddhists to carry out religious activities together in various aspects, such as religious ceremonies and religious dharma, to create a network of dharma connections to continue love, unity, and create peace through dharma in Asia, the birthplace of Buddhism, which has been firmly established for more than 2,600 years.
Head Office
Wat Thai Buddhagaya (Royal Thai Monastery Buddhagaya),
Bodhgaya Pin.824231, Dist. Gaya, State; Bihar, India
Thailand Office
14 Ngamwongwarn 8 Alley BangKhen
Mueang Nonthaburi Nonthaburi 11000
