Thai netizens wowed as Frenchman washes mum and dad's feet, ordained into monkhood

[webfact]

Thai netizens wowed as Frenchman washes mum and dad's feet, ordained into monkhood

 

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Forty five thousand people shared a post of a French man being ordained into the monkhood at the weekend.

 

A video of the ordination appeared on Facebook on the page of "Chomrom Rak Muang Lom" (association of people who love Lomsak, a north eastern Thai town).

 

The video showed Pierre Prouteau presenting flowers in a phan thong (golden tray) to his parents who are also foreign nationals. He then washes their feet ceremonially before being shaved then doused in scented holy water by the assembled gathering of Buddhists.

 

He is then dressed in white as he rejoins his parents for more respectful gestures.

 

According to poster Acom Doagputta the ordination took place on Saturday at Wat Ban Pak Duk in Lomsak.

 

Acom said that Pierre thoroughly respects and loves the customs and conventions of Thai culture.

 

Posters on Facebook praised Pierre and his family for respecting Thai traditions with resounding choruses of 'sathu' (amen).

 

Source: Facebook

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-20

 

[Lupatria]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Pierre Prouteau presenting flowers in a phan thong (golden tray) to his parents who are also foreign nationals.

What an extraordinary surprise.

[Dararasmi]

Tempted to write something about French people bathing being newsworthy in itself, but that would be horrible and playing into an untrue stereotype. 

[pearciderman]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Acom said that Pierre thoroughly respects and loves the customs and conventions of Thai culture.

 

What a shame he confuses religion with customs and culture, none of the stuff in the video has anything to do with being Thai, and all to do with being Buddhist. 

[RichardColeman]

Oh well, there goes the bloodline ! 

[shackleton]

This is good to see 

we should have more news on Farangs being ordained into the  Thai Monkhood 

the Thai bashers will be crying in their beer at more good news for Thailand 

A plus for the Thai tourist board 

[Hardie]

It happens quite frequently, actually, though maybe not in Lomsak, just doesn't always get You-tubed for mass consumption. There is an entire temple dedicated to just those foreign devotees near Ubon, quite famously in Ajahn Cha's Forest Tradition, Wat Pa Nanachat (or something like that, not sure of the transliterations)... 

[pearciderman]

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

This is good to see 

we should have more news on Farangs being ordained into the  Thai Monkhood 

the Thai bashers will be crying in their beer at more good news for Thailand 

A plus for the Thai tourist board 

 

How on earth is it a plus for TAT ? 

[farcanell]

Given enough time, farangs may yet educate Thais about Buddhism.

?????

[sanemax]

3 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Why? I don't follow your negativity.

 

You also dont follow his posts , try using the quote function

[Redline]

Time to grow up and start traveling ?

[metisdead]

Some nonsense posts have been removed.