Khanech, also known as Kay, was formally defrocked following a directive for his immediate capture. He initially entered monkhood by way of a mass ordination programme organised by a temple.
According to a information report shared on a Buddhist news page yesterday, Kay had efficiently left monkhood at Wat Takrop in Chaiya district, Surat Thani province. This followed a report received by Inthaporn Chan-Iam, Deputy Director appearing on behalf of the Director of the National Office of Buddhism, from the Surat Thani Provincial Office of Buddhism that Kay had officially defrocked.
Inthaporn revealed that after receiving a criticism about Kay’s inappropriate behaviour, the National Office of Buddhism informed his home temple in Surin province to comply with a monastic procedure, which required Kay to report to his house temple on July 30. However, Ready failed to report himself to the temple abbot.
This led to the temple declaring that Kay violated the monastic discipline and issued a letter stating that they not accepted Kay underneath their jurisdiction. Consequently, Kay grew to become a monk without a temple affiliation, which requires legal action in accordance with Buddhist regulation: 1., He have to be defrocked within three days, and 2., if Kay is found carrying monk’s robes, the local ecclesiastical governor, police, and provincial workplace of Buddhism should coordinate to ensure Kay defrocks immediately.
When questioned about why Kay was allowed to ordain, Inthaporn explained that to his information, Kay entered monkhood through a mass ordination programme organised by the temple, reported KhaoSod. This programme has a set timeframe. Once the programme ended, Kay didn’t defrock and continued to go to various places.