Cách thủ đô Bangkok 16 cây số về phía bắc là Trung Tâm Phật Giáo Dhammakaya, nổi tiếng khắp thế giới với kiến trúc đồ sộ chưa từng có, gồm một Phật đài 300.000 pho tượng
và một thiền đường dung chứa 1.000.000 người.
Có thể nói rằng đây là một trong những kỳ quan của Phật giáo thế giới trong thời hiện đại.
 



Zone 1 : Buddha-Ratanam or the zone with all the personal Buddha images. This zone has 300,000 Buddha images 15 x 15 cm with 18 cm base width.
Zone 2 : Dhamma-Ratanam  is connected to zone 1. It symbolizes the peacefulness and happiness that Dhamma (the teachings of the Lord Buddha) brings to every sentient being. It also represents the continuous teachings from the Lord Buddha to the Sangha (monks).
Zone 3 : Sangha-Ratanam is used as seating for the monks who participate in or organize sacred ceremonies.
Zone 4 : Meditation Ground that encircles the Sangha-Ratanam. It is big enough for one million people to meditate together at once. 

The Dhammakaya Cetiya is designed to accommodate 1,000,000 personal Buddha images.
The structural construction of the Dhammakaya Cetiya was completed in late 1999.  
The outer shell of the Cetiya is now decorated with 300,000 Buddha images,
on the hemispherical dome and the spherical terrace.  
The work-in-progress interior is being decorated with another 700,000 Buddha images

The size of the individual
personal Buddha image is
15 by 15 centimeters,
widening to a base
of 18 centimeters.

The Dining Hall of Khun Yay Archaraya Chandra Khonnokyoong

Named after the founder of the DhammakayaTemple, the Dining Hall of KhunYay can seat up to 6,000 monks. 
Everyday, lay people come to enjoy offering food and refreshments to more than 1,200 monks and novices who reside at this temple.
The spacious dining hall is frequently used to welcome visiting monks and novices.  It also serves as a meeting venue for monks to chant together and/or hold a meeting as well as a place for lay people to make their offerings of food and other necessities appropriate for clergies such as saffron robes, medicine, toiletries, blankets, lotuses & garlands and so on.

The Dhammakaya Chapel
was awarded with an ASA's Architectural Design Awards in 1998.

Tài liệu và hình ảnh lấy từ:
Thư viện Hoa Sen:
http://www.thuvienhoasen.org/dhammakaya.htm
The visitor’s zone of:
http://www.dhammakaya.or.th/visitorzone/whattosee_main_en.php

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