Be a V-Star!: Dhammakāya Programs to Cultivate Virtue in Thailand’s Youth
The Dhammakāya Temple (Wat Phra Thammakai) in Pathum Thani, Thailand has emerged as one of Buddhism’s largest new religious movements over the past fifty years. The Temple’s phenomenal growth has been linked to its leadership’s ability to apply traditional narratives of merit-making and ethical prac...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of global buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 290-305 |
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Pathum Thani
/ Dhammakāya Movement
/ Teenagers
/ Event
/ Television for young people
/ Evangelization
/ History 1970-2021
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AH Religious education AZ New religious movements BL Buddhism KBM Asia KCA Monasticism; religious orders RA Practical theology RH Evangelization; Christian media TK Recent history ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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Dhamma Media Channel (DMC)
B Dhammakāya Temple B Wat Phra Thammakai B Dhammadāyāda B Dhamma-heir Program B V-Star B Thailand B Mañgala-sutta |
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| Summary: | The Dhammakāya Temple (Wat Phra Thammakai) in Pathum Thani, Thailand has emerged as one of Buddhism’s largest new religious movements over the past fifty years. The Temple’s phenomenal growth has been linked to its leadership’s ability to apply traditional narratives of merit-making and ethical practice to Dhammakāya fundraising and to promote a distinct form of meditation practice perfectly suited to contemporary life for practitioners of all ages. The Temple has promoted youth initiatives since its founding, and the success of these programs may be one factor in the Temple’s growth over the past decades. This article will examine some of these Dhammakāya youth-oriented religious programs, from temporary ordinations, dhamma quizzes, and student retreats to animated television programming and its "V-Star Change the World" events, and suggest that these youth initiatives have remained a popular vehicle for support and recruitment despite numerous criticisms and scandals over the past decades. |
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| ISSN: | 1527-6457 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of global buddhism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4727637 |