Opinion piece analyzing the recurring Buddhist temple scandal in Thailand, focusing on embezzlement and misconduct by high-ranking monks. The author argues that media coverage and public discourse fail to address systemic institutional issues—namely Thai Buddhist practices that enable corruption through wealth accumulation, reverence for supposedly infallible monks, and cultural associations between karma and material success. The article contends that Thailand's approach to Buddhism itself may be perpetuating and escalating these moral failures rather than treating them as isolated incidents.