It would never work with a Buddist mindset as Buddhist don't preach guilt like Catholics do.
They have devotion andcelibacy rules as well. This story was not about the guilt of being gay but rather the guilt of giving up the priesthood as his promise to see his parents and those that supported that promise.
I thought this series was going to be a train wreck and it wasn't. But I still question why GMM made a BL set in a minority religion that accounts for less than 1% of the Thai population. 94% of Thailand is Buddhist. Let's see them make a BL set in a monastic training center.
Lu Feng has had the worst luck and suffered the most out of everyone. If I was him I would take the inheritance and never looked back. He deserves better.
And I gather they dont have a HIPAA like law in South Korea.