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NRC member urges fraud charges against Phra Dhammachayo
Published on 19/02/2015
» Fraud charges are being urged against the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya for accepting a “donation” from the former chairman of the embezzlement-tainted Klongchan Credit Union Co-operative.
Govt mulls calls for abbot's defrocking
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2015
» The government will consider calls by the National Reform Council (NRC) to defrock Phra Dhammachayo, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday.
Stolen B700m spent on temple buildings cannot be seized
King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/02/2015
» More than 700 million baht in embezzled donations from Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative had already been spent on the construction of buildings at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, and they could not be seized, the chief of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) said on Friday.
Sangha Council clears Dhammachayo
Published on 20/02/2015
» The Supreme Sangha Council (SSC) on Friday cleared Wat Phra Dhammakaya abbot Phra Dhammachayo of wrongdoing in a case dating back 16 years, saying he had already transferred donated assets to the temple.
SSC clears Phra Dhammachayo
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2015
» A National Reform Council (NRC) committee has vowed to push for a probe into an alleged conflict of interest in the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) after it cleared the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya of embezzlement allegations and stopped him from being defrocked.
Luang Pu 'makes merit' at Pak Nam temple
Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2015
» Luang Pu Buddha Isara led his followers to Pak Nam temple on Saturday to protest against the Supreme Sangha Council's decision not to defrock Phra Dhammachayo, the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
Luang Pu urges Sangha council boycott
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/02/2015
» Activist monk Phra Buddha Issara is spearheading a campaign for Buddhists to boycott the Sangha Supreme Council after it refused to defrock the controversial Phra Dhammachayo.
The Sangha's shock ruling leaves it ripe for reform
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 23/02/2015
» The Sangha Supreme Council will not defrock controversial monk Phra Dhammachayo, or Phra Thepyarn Mahamunee, the abbot of Wat Dhammakaya, and that decision has landed it in a hot and sticky situation.
Probe of Sangha monks' wealth urged
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2015
» Activist abbot Phra Buddha Isara on Monday asked the National Reform Council (NRC) and the government to examine the assets of Supreme Sangha Councillors and Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
Dhammakaya temple faces call for thorough probe
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/02/2015
» The National Reform Council's Buddhism protection committee has urged for an investigation into the assets of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and those of its abbot and associates.