Khon Kaen: Nothing wrong with novice monks playing video games

[webfact]

Nothing wrong with novice monks playing video games

 

 

Thailand's religious affairs department has said that it is OK for novice monks to play video games. 

 

The comments come after netizens wondered about the appropriateness of the activity when four novices were pictured receiving prizes at a competition held at the University of Khon Kaen in Thailand's north-east at the weekend. 

 

The novices had won top prize playing "Speed Drifter" a car driving video game.

 

 

Contrary to online speculation they were not playing ROV, said the organizers saying that signage gave the wrong impression leading to a misunderstanding. 

 

ROV or Realm of Valor is a more violent game. 

 

However, the organizers did admit that other novices were playing ROV, but they didn't win. 

 

Source: TNA

 

 

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[Thaiwrath]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand's religious affairs department has said that it is OK for novice monks to play video games. 

 

It's good, if it keeps them off the Ya ba, lao khao, and stops them from abusing kids.

[manchega]

also ok for stealing money, general corrupti9on and kiddy fiddling

[MaxLee]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Nothing wrong with novice monks playing video games

Yep,.... you can blame it all on the nasty, nasty  video games alone.......

[Tarteso]

Nothing wrong...Gaming meditation ????‍♂️

[klauskunkel]

maybe they are from Wat Superhero?

 

[fullcave]

Thai Buddhism is special. 

[Topdoc]

The article misses the salient point, namely how many hours in the day do they play these games for?

Given that they won the competition, the answer is probably more rather than less.

And what about physical activity? Is this being marginalised?

Netizens have every right to question the appropriateness of this activity.

 

 

 

[Golden Triangle]

Again, I shake my head in disbelief of this backward religion, ok, not the religion, in this case the morally corrupt participants. 

[fishtank]

Religion? You sure about that?

Just a mechanism to keep the plebs towing the line.

[Cadbury]

Better they play video games than masturbate on public buses. 

https://www.nationthailand.com/breakingnews/30340888

[khaowong1]

First, let me say, novice monks are not monks.  Most of them are in it for the short haul.  3 or 4 months of Phansa.  You have to be 20 years old to be a monk.  

Second, this is ridiculous, they are there to learn the teachings of Buddha.  I'm pretty sure Buddha didn't have any video games to teach his followers on.  

Third, the abbot should have his butt chewed out for this behavior of his novice monks. I could understand if he was teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic, but video games, no way.  

Fourth, what the hell was he thinking? 

[oldhippy]

FACT: Mister Buddha never said you could not play computer games.

[sammieuk1]

Sure the scriptures must have been written in tablets to they are now just upgrading the tradition and it keeps them away from washing lines????

[oldhippy]

23 minutes ago, khaowong1 said:

First, let me say, novice monks are not monks.  Most of them are in it for the short haul.  3 or 4 months of Phansa.  You have to be 20 years old to be a monk.  

Second, this is ridiculous, they are there to learn the teachings of Buddha.  I'm pretty sure Buddha didn't have any video games to teach his followers on.  

Third, the abbot should have his butt chewed out for this behavior of his novice monks. I could understand if he was teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic, but video games, no way.  

Fourth, what the hell was he thinking? 

Nice to hear that you care about what mister Buddha allegedly said, but then, you are farang right?

[Redline]

That is very Buddhist ????????

[khaowong1]

23 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Nice to hear that you care about what mister Buddha allegedly said, but then, you are farang right?

Are you flapping your lips just to be flapping your lips?  I never said anything about what the Buddha allegedly said.  And yes, I'm a farang.  Please continue.