According to research by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida), temple donations across the country amount to at least 100 billion baht a year. Without proper accounting and an effective monitoring system, corruption is widespread. Phra Phromsuthi's vast power, meanwhile, attests to the feudal, hierarchical system that enriches top monks but weakens the clergy as a whole.
-- Edited by PeaceBeWithUs on Monday 8th of December 2014 05:57:05 AM