Dhammakaya Movement: 1 definition

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The Dhammakaya Movement is a Buddhist movement founded in Thailand in the 1970s.

It was founded by the Thai meditation master Phramongkolthepmuni(1885-1959) - a celebrated meditation master and the late abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Thonburi. The movement is primarily represented today by its non profit foundation, the Dhammakaya Foundation, and the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.

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