
Senior Buddhist Monk Arrested in Embezzlement, Misconduct Scandal in Thailand
The abbot of a 14th-century monastery in Ayutthaya, Thailand, was arrested this week under suspicion of embezzling 92 million baht (US$2.8 million).

The abbot of a 14th-century monastery in Ayutthaya, Thailand, was arrested this week under suspicion of embezzling 92 million baht (US$2.8 million).

An eighth-century monastery in Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Province has officially become Thailand’s ninth UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Monastics, teachers, and practitioners gathered at Tergar Osel Ling Monastery to formally inaugurate the monastery’s reconstruction

Investigators say online posts linked the suspect to the blaze and threats against Buddhist temples.

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This Bangladeshi Buddhist leader established a wide network of schools and philanthropic projects for the underprivileged