Buddhist monks may be banned from receiving huge sum of donations
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A National Legislative Assembly (NLA) working group is studying a proposal to ban monks from accepting large amounts of money, Pichit Kuandechakupt, chairman of the NLA committee on religious affairs, arts, culture and tourism, said Wednesday.
Pichit, however, added that there would be no amendment of the relevant law at the moment. He also maintained that the proposal had nothing to do with the ongoing Dhammakaya controversy.
The proposal was made by a committee,
headed by former judge Jaran Pakdithanakul, which has been taskedwith improving laws on
Buddhism.
A separate NLA committee has been set up to study the pros and cons of turning the proposal into law, according to Pichit.
