PHNOM PENH, Dec 18, 2008 (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said the country's monks should "respect the rule of Buddha" after a series of crimes involving men in orange robes.
"The Buddhist monks have to respect the rule of Buddha and they should not make the religion decline," said Hun Sen in a speech during closing ceremonies for the country's annual Buddhist monk congress.
"If a monk makes a dispute I will not help and I will run away, and the monk should not blame citizens when they lose confidence in Buddhist monks," he added.
Elders at the congress, which began on Wednesday, were concerned that the mostly unregulated clergy was bringing Buddhism into disrepute after a number of monks were charged with robbery, rape and murder during the past year.
Many blamed the problem on "fake monks" who dressed in orange robes to commit crimes.
Minister of cults and religions Min Khin told reporters a rapid increase in the number of monks was making it difficult to regulate the Buddhist clergy.
Although Buddhism is Cambodia's national religion, only seven Buddhist monks remained in the country in 1979, at the end of the Khmer Rouge regime which outlawed religion and killed some 1.7 million people.
There are now over 55,000 Buddhist monks across the country at some 4,300 pagodas, Min Kihn said.
"The Buddhist monks have to respect the rule of Buddha and they should not make the religion decline," said Hun Sen in a speech during closing ceremonies for the country's annual Buddhist monk congress.
"If a monk makes a dispute I will not help and I will run away, and the monk should not blame citizens when they lose confidence in Buddhist monks," he added.
Elders at the congress, which began on Wednesday, were concerned that the mostly unregulated clergy was bringing Buddhism into disrepute after a number of monks were charged with robbery, rape and murder during the past year.
Many blamed the problem on "fake monks" who dressed in orange robes to commit crimes.
Minister of cults and religions Min Khin told reporters a rapid increase in the number of monks was making it difficult to regulate the Buddhist clergy.
Although Buddhism is Cambodia's national religion, only seven Buddhist monks remained in the country in 1979, at the end of the Khmer Rouge regime which outlawed religion and killed some 1.7 million people.
There are now over 55,000 Buddhist monks across the country at some 4,300 pagodas, Min Kihn said.
12 comments:
A vulgar and cruel, evil-minded son of the devil tells Buddhist monks to clean up their act? How about tons of his own criminal acts?
AH FUCKING TEP VONG LOW LIFE SON OF A BITCH!!! AH FUCKING TEP VONG NEED TO FUCKING DIE. I NO RESPECT AND NEVER GOING TO RESPECT A FUCKING TEPVONG AND THE REST OF CPP IN CAMBODIA ALL OF THESE FUCKER IS EVIL THEY HAVE KILLED SO MANY PEOPLE. FUCK A TEPVONG GO TO HELL MOTHER FUCKER.
KANDAL CAMBODIA
note, the word "former" means nothing. it's like saying bill gates is formerly a poor, high school drop-out, and look at him now! meaningless. same concept applies to any person anywhere else. also, it's like saying, she was just a student in college 30 years ago, and now she is s doctor, a pharmacist, a scientist, etc... my point is the word "former" means nothing as people can change or reform in the case of leadership. don't they know that people changed over the years! go figure!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=01UD32oH2vE
Ah Scam Rainxy must be halted from contaminating our monks with politic.
1:31 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Does PhD from Hanoi know how to take care about it than to blamed the religion?
What should you do, to help Buddish since you prets declaire buddish as NATIONARELIGION? If you still stupid as a communist soldiar go as the Khmer rouge prisoner " Shihanouk" what he would do?
Or your stupid animal just use Buddish name as your own evil only?????
May lightning strike ah Tmill!!!
That`s khmer Angkor Bandasa!3:46AM
and it`s SOM TCHUT TCHUT(Peak khmer Angkor).We will see in a short time Ah landy will come with Ah Ho as lightning and take their slaves away.
(SOM TCHUT TCHUT)
This what happen in the lawless land. Even some the the Monks are criminal. Congratulation Hen Sen you really destroy our culture very well now.
Thank yo u Samd ach Daicho Hun Sen.
Don't forget to clean up your acts too. OK!?
PM Hun Sen is a sole person who is responsible for the chaos in Cambodia.PM Hun Sen see the body wax on his palm but he couldn't see the wax tie around his kneck and his Khmer people.
Ah Scam Rainxy must stop destroy Buddhism in Cambodia by dragging our monks into politic.
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