Embezzlement of Monks: Study of Criminal Liability and an ecclesiastical offense According to Discipline

Abstract

Buddhism is a religion that most Thai society respects and inherited for a long time. The monk ordination is regarded as the successor to the age of Buddhism. By accepting the 227 precepts to practice. To intend of the Buddha that he prescribed the discipline. There are penalties called "An ecclesiastical offense" and the punishment is also an ecclesiastical offense. The word "Defrock" is the heaviest punishment when a monk break the discipline. It is absent from the monk. Henceforward I will only say an ecclesiastical offense in defrock : The monk steal other things must be punished (Defrock) Because of that. One monk led the monastery's money to buy the land and transfer it to his own name. As a result, the land is immediately owned. Later, it was filed in court and became a defendant for misappropriation. Therefore, he agreed to transfer the land back to the temple and the plaintiff's prosecutor to withdraw the lawsuit before the judgment of the court. The monk was released from criminal punishment. Because it is compoundable offences, namely, this offense directly affected the victim. But other people in society are not affected by the offense. The victim is entitled to end the case at any time

          The issue is the monk will have to sue an ecclesiastical offense according to the discipline or not. This has been resolved by the High Commissioner of the Association.

The monk who committed the crime does not have to be an ecclesiastical offense. Because the misappropriation of money and land that has ended at the Court of First Instance and no further appeal so the case ended. So, the Buddhists view it is using the judgments only on the basis of criminal law and not use on the basis of any discipline. Therefore, let's take this problem to consider the reason for the Buddhists do not doubt

and have faith in the monk who intend to the discipline.