List of Dhammakaya branches

This is a listing of international branches connected to the major temples of the Dhammakaya tradition, a Thai Buddhist tradition founded in the early 20th century by Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro.

Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen

Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen (Thai: วัดปากน้ำภาษีเจริญ, RTGS: Wat Paknam Phasicharoen) is a royal wat ('temple') located in Phasi Charoen district, Bangkok, at the Chao Phraya River. The temple underwent a major change after Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro became abbot, from a temple with only thirteen monks that was nearly abandoned, to a prosperous center of education and meditation practice with five hundred monks (the highest in Thailand at the time) and hundreds of mae chi.[1] It is a large and popular temple, and is the origin of the Dhammakaya tradition.

Below is a list of international branches belonging to Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen.[2][3]

Japan

Wat Paknam Japan

New Zealand

Wat Paknam New Zealand

Ohio

Wat Paknam America

Michigan

Wat Paknam Michigan[4]

Pennsylvania

Wat Mongkoltepmunee[5]

Wat Phra Dhammakaya

Wat Phra Dhammakaya (Thai: วัดพระธรรมกาย; RTGS: Wat Phra Thammakai; IPA: [wát pʰráʔ tʰam.má.kaːj]) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Khlong Luang District, in the peri-urban Pathum Thani Province north of Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1970 by the maechi (nun) Chandra Khonnokyoong and monk Luang Por Dhammajayo. It is the best-known and the fastest growing temple of the Dhammakaya tradition. The temple emphasizes the revival of traditional Buddhist values, doing so through modern methods and technology.

Below is a list of international branches belonging to Wat Phra Dhammakaya.[6]

Austria
  • Wat Buddha Austria
  • Wat Buddha Vienna

Belgium
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Benelux

Denmark
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Denmark
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Korsor Lystskov

France
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bordeaux
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Paris
  • Wat Bouddha Toulouse

Germany
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Bavaria[7]
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Berlin
  • Wat Buddha Hamburg
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Frankfurt
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Schwarzwald
  • Wat Buddha Heilbronn
  • Wat Buddha Nordrhein Westfalen

Italy
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Italy

Malta
  • Wat Buddha Malta

Netherlands
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Netherlands

Norway
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Norway

Sweden
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Boras
  • Wat Buddha Stockholm[8]

Switzerland
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Switzerland

United Kingdom
Main article: Dhammakaya Movement UK

Canada
  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Society of British Columbia
  • Centre Meditation Dhammakaya de Montreal

Massachusetts
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center Boston

California
  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center, Azusa[11]
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center Silicon Valley

Florida
  • Palm Beach Meditation Center
  • Florida Meditation Center

Illinois
  • Meditation Center of Chicago[11]

Georgia
  • Georgia Meditation Center[11]

Minnesota
  • Minnesota Meditation Center

Kansas
  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Kansas

New Jersey
  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of New Jersey[11]

Oregon
  • Oregon Meditation Center

Washington
  • Seattle Meditation Center[11]

Texas
  • Meditation Center of Texas

Washington D.C.
  • Meditation Center of D.C.

Tennessee
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center Tennessee

Denver
  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Denver

Brunei
  • Brunei Meditation Center

People's Republic of China
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Kowloon
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Hong Kong
  • Dhammakaya Coordination Center Shanghai China
  • Kunming Dhammakaya Co-ordination Center
  • Beijing Meditation Center

Indonesia
  • Meditation Center of Indonesia

Japan
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Ibaraki
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Kanagawa
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Nagano
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Osaka
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Saitama
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Tokyo
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Tochigi
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Yamanashi
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Aichi
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Gunma
  • Thai Bukkyo Meisou Center

Malaysia
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Association of Selangor
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Penang

Mongolia
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Mongolia

Nepal
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Nepal

The Philippines
  • The Middle Way Meditation Institute

Singapore
  • Dhammakaya Centre Singapore

South Korea
  • Wat Bhavana Yangju

Taiwan
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taipei
  • Wat Bhavana Taizhong [sic]
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Taoyuan
  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of Gaoxiong [sic] (Taiwan)

Australia
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Brisbane
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Melbourne
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya WA
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Sydney
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Centre, Albury

New Zealand
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Dunedin
  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Auckland
  • Wellington Meditation Centre

Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands Meditation Center

South Africa
  • The Johannesburg Meditation Center

Bahrain
  • Bahrain Meditation Center

Oman
  • Oman Meditation Center

United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai Meditation Centre (United Arab Emirates)

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