Phra Phromdilok, who was arrested and denied bail, has now been defrocked. It said the investigations into state-provided temple funds were only one part of the effort related to the government’s key policy. “The blacklist has included the names of more than 100 monks [and] novice monks,” the source continued. The source continued that in implementing the policy to clean up the Sangha circles, some structural reforms would also take place. The source also divulged that Phra Phromsitti, Phra Phromdilok, and Phra Phrommedhi were close to Phra Dhammachayo, the controversial former abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 25, 2018 18:00 UTC