Monday, June 06, 2011

Chief Monk Raps Activist With Pagoda Ban

Loun Savath, who comes from Siem Reap’s Chikreng district, had been supporting villagers there in a long-running land dispute. (Photo: AP)
Non Nget (L) caters to Hun Xen's father Hun Neng (R)

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Monday, 06 June 2011
“He joined protests with villagers and has gone everywhere with human rights activists, which is an abuse of Buddha’s rules.” - Hochimonkey Non Nget
Ou Virak, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said Non Ngeth’s letter was its own political abuse of Buddhism, which does not prohibit social activism.
One of Cambodia’s senior-most monks has ordered pagodas across the country to deny customary hospitality to a low-level monk who has participated in land protests in Siem Reap province and Phnom Penh.

In an April 26 directive, Non Ngeth, the supreme patriarch of the Maha Nikaya branch of Cambodian Buddhism, said pagodas are no longer permitted to host 30-year-old monk Loun Savath.

In justifying the ban, Non Ngeth said the younger monk’s active participation in land protests are counter to the teachings of Buddha and could lead villagers to think ill of the religion in general.


Loun Savath, who comes from Siem Reap’s Chikreng district, had been supporting villagers there in a long-running land dispute. He recently relocated to Phnom Penh’s Wat Ounalom pagoda, from where he joined protests in the capital by disgruntled residents of the Boeung Kak lake development and by villagers against private concessions in Prey Lang forest.

“He has been involved in politics,” Non Ngeth wrote of Loun Savath. “He joined protests with villagers and has gone everywhere with human rights activists, which is an abuse of Buddha’s rules.”

“If you want to be a politician,” he continued, “take a shovel and dig a ditch for people; don’t join protests.”

Loun Savath, who has since fled Phnom Penh and is back in Chikreang district, told VOA Khmer by phone his actions had not gone against the will of Buddha.

What I have done is in the name of Cambodian citizens to help social affairs,” he said. “Monks must help people who have problems.”

Ou Virak, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said Non Ngeth’s letter was its own political abuse of Buddhism, which does not prohibit social activism.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

if what you're saying is truth, cambodia can amend a clause that prohibit monks from involving in activism or politics that broke buddhism law, etc, you know! but i think in this case, it's a case of a low-ranking monk and following orders from the head monk, so, of course like any bosses, they'll reprimanded the unruly monk, really! nothing to do with human rights abuse or what have you, it's more to do with ethical conduct in this case, ok! i last i checked, head monk has the responsibility to keep strict religious discipline, you know!

again, don't go around involving in protest, etc, in monk robe, ok! otherwise, you can't be a monk. so pick one, be an activist or be a monk, can't have both ways, ok! that's all!

Anonymous said...

Non Neget is a political monk. In America State and religion is separate; it must not be mixed. Monk, Loun Savath sided with the people but for Non Nget sided with Hun Sen CPP and implementing their communist agendas.

Anonymous said...

how do you know if you're not even living in cambodia daily since the fall of the stupid KR? you always run away and hide overseas and then use your loud, foul mouthing to curse at the monks, etc! yes, you can have more freedom overseas, that's not cambodia don't want you in cambodia, you don't respect local custom and etiquette, etc, etc you are a trouble-maker, abusing all kind of rules and law in the book in cambodia and you expect khmer people in cambodia to vote for you? tough luck, ok! wake up and smell the coffee, ok! because you are insane and arrogant! that's all! now leave cambodia and khmer people alone in peace, ok!

Hun Neng said...

"ATTA-HA VéCHHI-TAING.SéYAU-YEAR JYATA-YAING.IK-TARA PACHHEAR AKTAK TOAN SAYAK BO SAYAK SANIK CHAVAING SAGNATH CHARI NOR"

Forgive me lord, Buddha for I have sin. I created, a monster, a devil, a pret, a traitor to his country, Hun Sen.

He's giving Khmer lands to Yourn, he allows so many Yourns to settle in our country, he destroy the forests, forces the people from their land, he kills other khmer patriots to retain his power.

If I knew that he would becomes such a devil, I would strangle him the moment he popped out.

He regret so much, please forgive me lord Buddha.



From Hun Neng

Anonymous said...

11:46! you stupid! what peace don't you know ah Kwack is warring with Thai, now?????

Anonymous said...

11:04 you pret! religion is not fucking communist rule!

Anonymous said...

11:04! rule and law should use to serve justice not to serve ah Kwack Hun Sen Motherfucker to oppress people!

Anonymous said...

look at the man who brought up the evils!

Anonymous said...

some people sound so confused, they deviated from the topic at hand totally! how pathetic!

Anonymous said...

Monk should not marriage or touch money...

Anonymous said...

KHMER PEOPLE, PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE VIETNAMESE "YUON" WEARING THE LABEL"CAMBODIAN" WHO DESTROY OUR COUNTRY ARE NAMED BELOW:

HUN SEN, CHEA SIM, HENG SAMRIN, SOK AN, KEAT CHHON, HOR NAM HONG, HOK LANDY, SVA KIM HONG, TY SOKHUN, BOU KRY, NUON NGET, TEP VONG, SAR KENG, KHIEU KANHARITH, KHIEU SOPHEAK, CHEAM YIEP, OM YIN TIENG, MEAN SAM ANN, SEK SAM IET, SIM KA, TRY CHHEANG HUOT, NGUON NHEL, NHIM VANDA, TEA BANH, SAM HEANG , HEM HENG, CHHANG SONG ETC.....

Anonymous said...

អាហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះដើមវាហ៊ុន ណាល់ ។ឪវា
ឈ្មោះ ហ៊ុន នៀង ជាចោរលួចគោនៅស្រុកក្រូច
ឆ្មារ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ម្ដាយវាឈ្មោះឌី ប៉ុកជា
អ្នកលក់នំអាកោរ។ អាហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះដើម
វា គឺ ហ៊ុន ណាល់ ជាចោរដូចឪពុកវាដែរ។
អ្នកស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារដេញប្រផាត់រត់ប្រផីងជង់និង
មែកត្របែកខ្វាក់ភ្នែកម្ខាង ហើយឆ្នាំ៧០រត់ចូល
ចូលព្រៃម៉ាគី ធ្វើជាខ្មែរក្រហម។
ជំនាន់ខ្មែរក្រហម គណៈភូមិ គណៈឃុំ និង
គណៈតំបន់មួយចំនួនជាចោរ ឬ មេចោរលួច
គោ ឬ ក្របី។
ដល់មកបានធ្វើនាយករដ្ធមន្ត្រី កើតជាចោរលក់
ជាតិ លួចជាតិ។ឪអាហ៊ុន សែន ជាចោរ អាហ៊ុន
សែនជាចោរ អស់ទាំងមុខមន្រ្តីក៏ជាចោរដូចដែរ។

Anonymous said...

Hey whoever supports Hun Sen's regime will go to hell soon..
Youns are behind Hun Xen and drew the MAP for those dummy leaders to follow including those MOnks..
If Cambodia claims using democracy style then they should not lie to the world and Khmer people But they should copy from the West and Don't say just leave Cambodia alone. If you want to be alone just like in POL POT's regime becuase during that time No outside foriengers involved at besides China and Vietnam, and looked at the result almost three millions died.....So stop being fouled by saying Cambodia is different has its own laws and leave them alone in peace. Also after they all signed the 1991 peace agreement, they must follow that but since then Hun Sen's regime never like to mention the 1991 agreement at all. What's up with that? Big Boss will not allow that to happen? Why?

Anonymous said...

អាហ៊ុន សែន អាឯងល្មមយកគ្រាប់ភ្នែកដែលនៅ
សល់មួយចំហៀងរបស់អាឯងជួយការពាដល់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរដែលកំពុងស្រែកយំទូរទាំងប្រទេសហើយនិង
ព្រៈអង្គ លួន សាវ៉ាតផងអាគក់ទោៈជាយ៉ាងណាក៏
ដោយក៏អាឯងនៅសល់ឈាមខ្មែរខ្លៈដែរ ចុៈហេតុ
ដូចម្តេចបានជាអាឯងបណ្តោយអីខ្លាំងម្ល៉េៈ? អនុញ្ញាត្តឱយអាពួកលោកយៀកកុងប៉ុន្មានក្បាល
នេៈតាមរករឿង, ធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្និញដល់ព្រៈសង្ឈខ្មែរ
ដែលលោកកំពុងតែដើរជួយសង្រ្គោៈដល់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរក្រីក្រ បែរជាទៅចោទលោកថាជាអ្នកដើរធ្វើវិធុង
សេនាទៅវិញ។ ព្រៈអង្គ លួន សាវ៉ាតជាព្រៈសង្ឃ
ខ្មែរពិតដូចដែលព្រៈអង្គបានថ្លែងនៅក្នុងវិទ្យុស្រាប់
ថាព្រៈអង្គជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរម្នាក់កើតនិងមានដើមកំណើតនៅលើទឹកដីខ្មែរប្រាកដ ដូច្នេៈព្រៈអង្គមាន
សិទ្ធគ្រប់គ្រាន់ក្នុងការជួយដល់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ កុំឱយ
តែព្រៈអង្គទៅចូលដៃចូលជើងជាមួយពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន កាត់ទឹកកាត់ដី បំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើ រឹប
អូសដីធ្លីរបស់ពលរដ្ឋទើបខុសនឹងវិន័យព្រៈពុទ្ធ។ ព្រៈពុទ្ធជាអង្គម្ចាស់បានសំដែងប្រាប់យើងទាំងអស់
គ្នាហើយថា៖ ជនណាដែលបានសាងនិងប្រព្រឹត្ត
នូវអំពើរអាក្រក់ ដូចជារឹបអូសយកដីធ្លីរបស់ប្រជា
ជន កាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើ លក់សម្បត្តិជាតិហើយ
និងអនុញ្ញាត្តឱយសត្រូវចូលមករំលាយពូជសាសន៍
នោៈនឹងត្រូវចុៈនរុកឱយពួកប្រែតចាប់ស្រុៈទឹកក្តៅសិនរួចត្រូវបញ្ជូនឡើងមកផែនដីវិញទុកឱយពល
រដ្ឋខ្មែរជាអ្នកសម្រេចដាក់ទោសពួកវាម្នាក់ប៉ុន្មាន
រយឆ្នាំ។ ក្នុងសាច់រឿងល្ខោនតួរអាក្រក់មិនដែល
ង៉ាបពេលចាប់បើកឆាកដំបូងទេ នៅពេលណា
ដែលល្ខោនលេងជិតចប់គឺតួអាក្រក់ត្រូវតែង៉ាប់ ដូច្នេៈល្ខោនដែលយើងកំពុងមើលនេៈវាជិតចប់
ហើយ។ សូមអរគុណ

Keo Cham said...

When people are afraid of the light they call it arrogance.

When people are afraid of knowledge they call it breaking the law.

When people are afraid of freedom, they call it breaking etiquettes and customs.

When people are afraid of losing power, they call those who challenged them ignorant and coward.

Generally when people are threaten by the power of ideas that can change the social structure which they have been at the top and disproportionately enjoyed and unethically acquired; they will do and say everything they can to dehumanize you, make you sound stupid, and stop you from talking.

Hun Sen's favorite word is "akatek", all of his supporters have internalized this word now by heart.

Listen to and beware of those who use this word "aka-tek" to smother differing opinions and facts of viewing the same reality and situation. They all seem to point to one source and origin - Hun Sen and the current government's fear of a budding new concept that is springing across the world, that is idea of freedom, liberty, equality of men and justice!

A monk is a person. A person is a being capable of sympathy and compassion. Nothing is wrong with what monk Loun Sovath is doing, if anything is actions has exemplify the teachings of the Buddha which Ngon Nget and Tep Vong has in their old age, still fail to grasp.

Anonymous said...

of course, scam rainsy party is blinded because they don't use their brain cells to analyze and their eyes to see clear, really! they are too blinded by their own poltical ambition, etc, you know!

don't you realize what you call people, they can call you the same like a wheel that goes around, ok! wake up, people, be civilized for a change, too, ok!

Anonymous said...

1:52AM! you stupid idiot!!!

Can you call me, ah Hun Xen or ah Kwack?

Can you call me, Piseth Polica Killer?

Can you call me, evil land graber?

Can you call me, ah coward stupid need 5000 bodyguards?

Can you call me ah stupid big dirty mouth Scambodia primonioster?

Can you call me ah Youn Vietnamese motherfucker's slave?

Sorry calling you idiot only ah kwack hun Xen deserve that!

Anonymous said...

Since the Vedic era, Monks were always involved in teaching and leading heads of nations and chiefs of armies. All communist, dictatorial, and third world governments were always afraid of popular monks who potentially could topple their corrupted governments. They always tried to prevent spiritual leaders from leading any good causes to help improve their nations.

Anonymous said...

Ah YUON TEP VONG OR AH TAN VINH
AH YUON NON NGET OR AH NAM NGUYEN
AH SANG YUON TERRORIST
AH TROR NGORL OT SEL


BUN RANY or A nhee tram sra