Chao Khun Arj

Chao Khun Arj is a high-ranking monk from Wat Tri Thotsathep Worawihan, a royal temple in Bangkok, who became embroiled in a scandal known as the Golf affair. He is accused of having a relationship with a woman named Golf, who allegedly claimed he fathered one of her children and requested substantial child support. Following these allegations, he disrobed and fled to Laos, marking a significant event in a wider controversy involving several monks and leading to a crisis within the Buddhist community in Thailand.