Tag: Phra Dhammajayo
Rumors claim Phra Dhammachaiyo has fled to Europe
BANGKOK, 3rd August 2017 (NNT) – The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) is following up on intelligence claiming Phra Dhammachaiyo, the ex-abbot of Dhammakaya Temple [Read More…]
Search for fugitive monk switches to border
Immigration officials are keeping an eye out for Wat Phra Dhammakaya’s former abbot Phra Dhammajayo whose whereabouts remain unknown after the Department of Special Investigation [Read More…]
DSI ends search for Dhammachayo and plans to lift Section 44
The Department of Special Investigation on Friday announced an end to the search for Phra Dhammachayo after officials failed to locate the elusive former abbot [Read More…]
Scholars urge Buddhism body to defrock ex-abbot
Buddhist scholars are calling on the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) to initiate a process to have Phra Dhammajayo defrocked after the fugitive monk was [Read More…]
Army chief’s plea for Dhammachayo to surrender
Army Commander-in-Chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart on Friday appealed to Phra Dhammachayo to turn himself in to face charges against him in order to spare his [Read More…]
Defiant Dhammakaya followers detained
Police and soldiers today detained 26 defiant followers of the stubborn abbot Phra Dhammachayo after they obstructed authorities to enter Dhammakaya temple to search for [Read More…]
Besieging of Dhammakaya Temple to continue until Dhammachayo surrenders
The junta order over Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani would remain in effect until the fugitive ex- abbot Phra Dhammachayo surrender, junta chief Gen Prayut [Read More…]
Dhammakaya Says Govt Siege Not ‘Buddhist Way’
PATHUM THANI — A spokesman for the besieged Wat Dhammakaya criticized the military government’s raid Thursday as “un-Buddhist” and urged for a peaceful resolution to [Read More…]