The course Buddhist Thought has been taught at the University of Otago for over seventeen years as the result of an MoU between the University and the 60th Dhammachai Education Foundation (the 60th DEF) & Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI). The chairman of institutes, Phramaha Sudham Suratano (PhD, 9th grade of Pali Studies) will award scholarships to students who obtain the highest mark on the course in every year. On...Read More
On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Phra Maha Sutham Suratano, Pali IX, Dr., Assistant Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Vice President of the Union of Thai Sanghas in Oceania (UTO), President of the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI) of New Zealand, and Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya Auckland, New Zealand, along with monks from Wat Phra Dhammakaya California, visited Venerable Hui Dong, Abbot of Xi Lai Temple. Xi Lai Temple is...Read More
On Saturday, June 29, 2024, 12:00 -12:30 PM, local time, Kittipong Vongagsorn, a Ph.D. student from Dhammachai International Research Institute of New Zealand (DIRI) who is currently studying at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, presented his research titled “Moggallāna Lost in Another World-System: The Enduring Influence of Mahāyāna in a Thai-Lao Legend” at the “Theravāda and East Asia” conference. The event took place in the Lecture Theatre of Weston Library, Broad Street, at...Read More
Oxford, June 20, 2024 – In a significant development, the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI) of New Zealand has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Oxford, UK. This pioneering partnership is dedicated to advancing research into ancient meditation practices within Theravada Buddhism. This collaboration comes as DIRI celebrates the 80th anniversary of its founder. The notable academic partnership with Oxford’s Faculty of Asian and Middle...Read More
Highlight Dr. Phra Maha Sutham Suratano met with Professor Richard Gombrich at the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, celebrating a decade-long partnership that has advanced global Pali language education and Buddhist knowledge. Continuing the work of spreading Buddhism and the work of searching for evidence of Dhammakaya from the pioneering era June 12, 2024 – Dr. Phra Maha Sutham Suratano, (Pali 9), the President of the Dhammachai International Research Institute...Read More
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