Cambodian Buddhist monk, Oeur Vibol, 38, showers a holy water through a tortoise believed to be magical, to the faithfollowers at Baseth pagoda, 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday, April 22, 2006. The Cambodian people believe that the holy water and the magical tortoise in the hope for good luck, healthy and prosperities. 90 percents of Cambodian are Buddhist and they also respected to the Brahmanist. (AP photo/Heng Sinith)Saturday, April 22, 2006
Magic turtle in Baseth pagoda?
Cambodian Buddhist monk, Oeur Vibol, 38, showers a holy water through a tortoise believed to be magical, to the faithfollowers at Baseth pagoda, 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday, April 22, 2006. The Cambodian people believe that the holy water and the magical tortoise in the hope for good luck, healthy and prosperities. 90 percents of Cambodian are Buddhist and they also respected to the Brahmanist. (AP photo/Heng Sinith)
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No good for the monk like that. If he is realy Budhist follower he should understand what he should do for monk everyday life: Sila, Samathi & Panja.
What he did was really conflic with his Sila.
If talk about the Noble Eightold Path this monk has a Wrong View and Wrong Livelihooh. (Michha Dhithi and Michha Ajiva). So this monk is not a Budhish follower because he believes to something beside Budhist teaching.
There is no such thing as magical thing on this earth. Cambodians believe almost everything is magical. If there is so much magic in Cambodia, how come Cambodia suffer so much. Why didn't all the magical work to lessen the suffering. I wonder if the turtle will help Cambodia by getting hun sen of the government and live in an old hut like pol pot before he die.
This is the sign of completely break down in Social Service provide provider in government care. People no longer believe in health care,justice, and the rule of law. They turn to other means that they strongly believe to protect them from any harms physically and mentally. The monk becomes an opportunist to collect the benefit. Furthermore, there are a break down in moral in Buddhism, starts from Tep Vong himself.
Agreed with 'anonymous' at 7:27am has said above, and to 'anonymous' at 4:59am that not all Cambodians believe in that crabbed. Most of Khmer rather believe in reality, it doesn't matter what happen to their nation and country.
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