# 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)