In the ancient temple city of Ayutthaya, a monk entrusted with the spiritual and material welfare of a 14th-century monastery has been arrested for allegedly redirecting three million dollars in devotional offerings into his own hands. The case of Phra Wachirayan Wi — defrocked, filmed in violation of his celibacy vow, and found surrounded by gold — raises questions that extend far beyond one man's transgressions, touching the fragile covenant between religious institutions and the faithful who sustain them. Thailand's Buddhist monastic community, already weathering a season of scandal, must n