CIDI students and staff are blended to a friendly community of Dhammamongkol Temple.
You may be surprised when crowd walk in and out the pagoda during the meditation class day. Please be reserved and remain silent when you found that meditation students are doing walking meditation. You can, however, still walk in and out the pagoda during such period. Usually, there will be mediation classes from August to December and February and July
during 9.00 -16.00 hrs

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Brief History of Dhammamongkol Temple

In 1963, after more than 20 years as a forest monk, Phra Viriyang began to feel that his Buddhist studies were of benefit of only himself. Something was urging him to share what he had learned and help others whose needs were greater than his own. In fact, he had a vision that compelled to leave his woodland retreat and make the long, arduous journey to Bangkok.

On reaching the capital, he settled in a thatched hut on the flat, swampy area alongside Sukhumvit, soi 101, where his only neighbors were snakes. Traditionally, temples have been built near water as Buddhists believe that monks should always be ordained on or near water. Phra Viriyang had chosen this waterlogged spot to realize his dream and, with steady perseverance, he began to raise funds to build a temple. This, of course was long before Thailand's economic boom and he could only expect to receive donations of 10 or 20 baht from his devotees but slowly, the temple complex began to take shape.

On March 4,1979, The Nation newspaper ran a photograph of Premier Kriangsak Chamanan handing over a casket contained five Buddha relics and strands of Buddha's hair, a gift to Wat Dhammamongkol from the Supreme Patriach of Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, the construction work continued and, in 1985, the impressive 95-metre-high chedi or pagoda was completed to house the precious relics; a modern version of the famous Bodhgaya Chedi on the site of the Lord buddha's enlightenment in India.