Wat Phra Dhammakaya is a Buddhist temple in Thailand. It was founded in 1970 by the maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong and Luang Por Dhammajayo. The temple's founding has roots in the Dhammakaya tradition fo
The Dhammakaya Cetiya
The compound of Wat Phra Dhammakaya: The Dining Hall of Khun yay Archaraya Chandra Khonnokyoong (lower left), The Memorial Hall of Phramongkolthepmuni (upper left) and The Great Sapha Dhammakaya Hall (upper right).
Maechi Chandra set strict rules and regulations for the temple community, such as a prohibition on political lobbying and selling things in the temple.
Ordination ceremony for new monks at Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Chandra Khonnokyoong
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Chandra Khonnokyoong was a Thai Maechi who founded Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Religious studies scholar Rachelle Scott has described her as "the most influential female meditation teacher in Thailand". Her
Chandra Khonnokyoong
Document recording Khun Yai's ordination as a mae chi
Maechi Chandra
Maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong at Wat Phra Dhammakaya