Authorities prepare for the 23-day search at Wat Phra Dhammakaya earlier this month that simply fizzled out. (Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)To the average bystander, the recent brouhaha over the Dhammakaya temple raises many questions with few answers and just about no clarity. Despite the government's all-out efforts to arrest the temple's chief abbot, spearheaded by the Department of Special Investigation, Phra Dhammajayo remains at large. The Dhammakaya temple may now be under government control but its followers remain loyal to the sect and more virulently opposed to the crackdown. Phra Dhammajayo joined the Dhammakaya movement in the 1960s, and founded its main temple together with other followers.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2017 21:33 UTC