Mahapanya Vidayalai University(MPV) was founded by the chief patriarch of Anamnikaya, in Collabration with both Mahayana and Theravana Schools of Buddhism, with the support of His Eminence, Somdet Phrabuddhacaya. During the Ratanakosin Dynasty, Anamnikaya Sangha started traveling from Vietnam to Thailand and propagated Buddhism here. Till constitutional monarchy, King Rama the Fifth bestowed Anamnikaya the legality and the title of nobility, under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Patriarch in Thailand, However, there are only Thai and Chinese ordained as Anamnikaya Sangha at present.

The chief patriarch of Anamnikaya places very high importance in education and has sacrificed his entire life to educational works. In the year B.E. 2532, he founded Kusonsamakron Vidayalai School and soon constructed a seven story teaching block at a total cost of more than thirty million bath. Next, he raised a total of fifteen million baht for the use of educational funding. He once said: “In my life’s time. I must be able to see the establishment of the Buddhist University with I’ve planned for more than 40 years” Later, his proposal to set up a Buddhist university at Anamnikayaram Temple, Bangkok was affirmed during the Anamnikaya meeting. This is an ideal venue for establishing a university because Anamnikayaram Temple is located next to Chaophaya River that furnishes both land and water convenience. However, the abbot of this temple refused to cooperate. He extended his leasing contract from one year to three years, insisting that he would reconsider the proposal only upon the expiry contract, since then, this plan was forced to a halt but our chief patriarch still searched for a new location unceasingly.

In launching MPV, chief patriarch of Anamnikaya is keeping with absolute faith. After discussing with His Eminence, Samdet Phrabuddhacarya about instituting MPV, a conference was convened by MCU and the representatives of Anamnikaya on 5th March 2002 (B.E.2545) at Wat Sraket, Bangkok. This conference was presided over by His Eminence, Samdet Phrabuddacarya, and was concluded that the university would be launched at the affiliated land of Wat Thawornwararam, Hatyai, Songkhla, which has been bestowed the name of Mahayana Vidayalai by His Eminence. Somdet Phrabuddhacaryai

Since then, Chief patriarch of Anamnikaya has assigned his secretary Venerable Ongpotjanagongosol the chief administrator to supervise all issues with regards to the developing of MPV. Venerable Ongpotjanagongosol hence, started associated with member of Sangha overseas such as Singapore, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and so on to foster the establishment of MPV and also act and abide with all the procedures of MCU’s rule and regulation.

NOTE : M.P.V. is a non-profitable charitable institute financed and managed entirely by the monetary donations and the temple management committe.