Wat Dhammaram

Temple activities and services: What Dhammaram, the first Theravada Buddhist temple in the Midwest, consisted of mainly four sections in maintaining their regular activities, namely, 1) Vipassana Meditation Center to provide meditation practice, instruction on Buddhism including the welcome of quests coming from all directions. 2) Sunday School for teaching Thai language, culture and arts to young students and adults. 3) Thai Classical Dance Institute and 4) Thai Classical Music. Apart from these there are sections of 5) Kitchen and 6) Gardening sections. The temple also provides academic services to students from high schools, colleges. It is occasionally a place hosting the important meetings of the American Buddhist Congress, the Council of the Thai Bhikkhus in the USA, and the Buddhist Council of the Midwest. It also provides interfaith dialogues for all American religious communities, as well as source materials on Theravada Buddhism and Insight Meditation.