In October 1976 , exiled dictator and former Prime Minister , Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn , returned to Thailand as a novice monk to enter Bowonniwet . This sparked large public demonstrations and a bloody crackdown that became known as the Thammasat University massacre or the " 6 October Event "
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara