List of Dhammakaya branches
# 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:) 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**

* Wat Phra Dhammakaya Netherlands [nl]

**Norway**

* Wat Phra Dhammakaya Norway

**Sweden**

* Wat Phra Dhammakaya Boras
* Wat Buddha Stockholm

**Switzerland**

* Wat Phra Dhammakaya Switzerland

**United Kingdom**

* Wat Phra Dhammakaya London
* Wat Phra Dhammakaya Manchester
* Wat Buddha Newcastle
* Meditation Center of Scotland

### 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)
