A Buddhist monk in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai has made an online complaint about some novices in his temple receiving condoms among the offerings made by some followers.

 

Phra Chingchai Itthitecho, of Sri Kerd Temple, posted a picture on Facebook of the condoms allegedly found by two novices, aged about 15, among the offerings in their alms bowls on May 6th.

 

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The two novices told Phra Chingchai they did not recognise the man who might have put the condoms in their alms bowls in front of a pawn shop in the Muang district’s municipal area.

 

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I could be wrong, but aren´t they suppose to use some of the donated items for distribution for public usage?  If so, it seems condoms is actually a very appropriate donation.

Well...they are just trying to help their favorite monk by providing them means for a safe private preaching sessions they provide to lucky few ????????????????????????????

All the sex scandals by the monk hood these days we see on the TV and newspapers, it's no wonder he was issued condoms by the public. 

 

Anyway, I read that Chiang Rai is a little seedy, all those sex tourists etc, it would never happen here in upmarket Pattaya. ????

 

 

 

He probably asked for a Condo - but got a Condo-m ????

Well, all these people praying in front of monks for some luck.

And the monks on their side think that themselves will not get 'lucky'. ????

Perhaps the donors know more about the monks than the monks care to admit.

Maybe the condoms were meant for keeping their mobile phones dry while out collecting alms in the rain?

12 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I could be wrong, but aren´t they suppose to use some of the donated items for distribution for public usage?  If so, it seems condoms is actually a very appropriate donation.

Except perhaps the instructions on how to use were missing ????

12 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Perhaps the donors know more about the monks than the monks care to admit.

Most of the world know about Thai Monks

You are very bad thought, the balloons are excessively expensive these days...condoms have many other uses

3 hours ago, Tarteso said:

You are very bad thought, the balloons are excessively expensive these days...condoms have many other uses

I understand the British used condoms during the Gulf War to protect the bores of their firearms from desert grit. AFAIK the only weapons monks carry are attached to them.

It turns out the word should be "celebrate"

Perhaps you are not universally respected. Have you ever considered the possibility that respect and admiration has to be earned, and never, ever should be freely given? 

they can use them to hide their yaba if they fly anywhere I guess

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

I understand the British used condoms during the Gulf War to protect the bores of their firearms from desert grit. AFAIK the only weapons monks carry are attached to them.

they were used by troops to protect rifles from the first world war..

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

put the condoms in their alms bowls in front of a pawn shop

Should that read "porn"???

7 hours ago, Harveyboy said:

they were used by troops to protect rifles from the first world war..

We used them in Vietnam also, to keep the rain and mud out of the barrels.