Thailand's Buddhists are a bit annoyed with today's young monks. As mobile phones and other devices grow more popular, it's becoming harder for religious leaders to control the images of Buddhism in the media and marketplace. WSJ's James Hookway reports.
This is true for Khmer monks also. Do not become a monk because you think it is cool! Destroying Buddhism is very uncool! ~Jendhamuni
BANGKOK—Each year as monsoon rains sweep their way over Thailand, tens of thousands of teenage boys shave their heads and are ordained as Buddhist monks in a traditional rite of passage.
Some find their life's vocation during the few weeks they spend in the monastery, and they become full-time monks.
Others post videos of themselves on YouTube, as they play air guitar to hard-rock tracks like Yngwie Malmsteen's "Iron Clad," or recite religious chants to thumping hip-hop beats.
The Buddhist faith practiced by more than 90% of Thailand's population is going through something like culture shock as the country quickly modernizes alongside East Asia's other booming economies. With more Thais going online, often through mobile phones, some of the country's novice monks are becoming online media stars, jarring an older generation that doesn't quite know what to make of it all.
2 comments:
Well finally some body realized that the Monks are the first group who destroy Buddhism. The ex-abbot in Carrollton TX left monkhood to marry a young girl now he has kids and he is over 60 years old. He traveled back and stayed in Temple he used to stay while he was monk then he collects money enough then he goes back to his young wife and kids. He does that like the temple owed him.
Abbot in Maryland passed away a fews years ago had a child with a woman then paid to silent her. Now a new Abbot named Chan Hon has a bad reputation too. Rumors said he called a married woman with 2 kids to come over so he can.../
A fake monk in Paris lives in apartment begging people for money and he practice with craft.
Many more I cannot list all.
And Khmers who make money through Monks business increases everywhere.
In Cambodia there are more Pagodas and more monks. In Pjum Ben, there were 100 monks and we had little food to feed them.
Well finally some body realized that the Monks are the first group who destroy Buddhism. The ex-abbot in Carrollton TX left monkhood to marry a young girl now he has kids and he is over 60 years old. He traveled back and stayed in Temple he used to stay while he was monk then he collects money enough then he goes back to his young wife and kids. He does that like the temple owed him.
Abbot in Maryland passed away a fews years ago had a child with a woman then paid to silent her. Now a new Abbot named Chan Hon has a bad reputation too. Rumors said he called a married woman with 2 kids to come over so he can.../
A fake monk in Paris lives in apartment begging people for money and he practice witchcraft.
Many more I cannot list all.
And Khmers who make money through Monks business increases everywhere.
In Cambodia there are more Pagodas and more monks. In Pjum Ben, there were 100 monks and we had little food to feed them.
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