Myanmar Buddhist nationalists rallying outside the Thai Embassy in Yangon yesterday to protest against the Thai government's siege of the controversial Dhammakaya temple as officers search for an elderly monk - the temple's former abbot, Phra Dhammachayo - accused of massive embezzlement. Over 100 people, including dozens of robe-clad monks, gathered waving Buddhist and national flags. "If the monastery is destroyed, the Buddhist religion will disappear in Thailand," said protesting monk Thu Mingala.