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. 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.

Asia

Japan

Wat Paknam Japan

Oceania

New Zealand

Wat Paknam New Zealand

North America

Ohio

Wat Paknam America

Michigan

Wat Paknam Michigan

Pennsylvania

Wat Mongkoltepmunee

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.

Europe

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
  • 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

Norway

  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Norway

Sweden

  • Wat Phra Dhammakaya Boras
  • Wat Buddha Stockholm

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

United States

Massachusetts

  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center Boston

California

  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center, Azusa
  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center Silicon Valley

Florida

  • Palm Beach Meditation Center
  • Florida Meditation Center

Illinois

  • Meditation Center of Chicago

Georgia

  • Georgia Meditation Center

Minnesota

  • Minnesota Meditation Center

Kansas

  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Kansas

New Jersey

  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of New Jersey

Oregon

  • Oregon Meditation Center

Washington

  • Seattle Meditation Center

Texas

  • Meditation Center of Texas

Washington D.C.

  • Meditation Center of D.C.

Tennessee

  • Dhammakaya Meditation Center Tennessee

Denver

  • Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Denver

Asia

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)

Oceania

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

Africa and Middle East

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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