In a dramatic turn of events, a longstanding dispute over sacred grounds has culminated in the dismantling of a prominent religious building in the heart of Phetchabun. The clash, which centers around a meditation hub within the revered temple precincts of Na Chaliang subdistrict, Nong Phai district, embodies a saga of faith, legality, and community that has brewed for over a decade. The debate over this spiritual sanctuary took an unexpected turn when a series of events on July 1 led to the abrupt demolition of the meditation center. Captured on video and quickly proliferating across social media platforms, footage of an excavator in action showed the structure being bulldozed to the ground, with a notable scene of a woman, donned in meditation attire, caught amid the chaos, falling victim to cascading debris. The online chatter alleges that the temple’s abbot and the overseeing committee sanctioned the use of hefty…
