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Thai Buddhist Temple Left Empty After Monks Test Positive For Meth
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Recently, a local Buddhist temple, in the Bung Sam Phan district of Thailand, defrocked all the monks after they failed drug tests, leaving zero monks in the temple last month. The abbot and three other monks tested positive for Methamphetamine. According to a district official, the monks were sent to undergo drug rehabilitation in a health clinic. The monks were outed on November 28th, following a national campaign to tackle drug trafficking, when the police administered urine tests in the temple. However, it is unclear how the temple garnered the attention of the police authorities. Boonlert Thintapthai, a district official, said, "the temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making." Merit-making, an essential ritual in Buddhist practice, brings good and agreeable results, determines the quality of the next life, and contributes to a person's growth toward enlightenment. According to the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, drug-related seizures in Thailand reached an all-time high in 2021.
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Thai Buddhist Temple Left Empty After Monks Test Positive for Meth
Location: Thailand
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