Police were called to a "laab" shop near the Chainat bus station in central Thailand yesterday where a monk was misbehaving himself.

 

The saffron clad chap wasn't sure what his name was. He could just remember the name of a local temple that he'd visited and that he was heading back by bus to Lampang in the north.

 

Aged about 50  he was largely incoherent but managed to say that he intended to get some food but ended up getting a craving for "lao khao" - a white spirit popular with the masses in Thailand. 

 

The only problem was he overdid it a tad. 

 

Three officers were needed to take him away to a temple so that he could be defrocked and then appropriately prosecuted for his actions. 

 

Thai Rath used several terms to relate his drunkenness - we'll go with "drunk as a skunk" as it rhymes with monk. 

 

Their report was a little flippant, too. 

 

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Monk he see, monk he do!

Obviously he wasn't wearing a "Lucky Amulet"  ...........LOL

1 hour ago, webfact said:

but ended up getting a craving for "lao khao"

one of the biggest parts of becoming a monk is strengthening the ability of ones resolve and control over their own actions and impulses.

 

what the frock is up with this guy. 

I never understand why they go get drunk in the orange robe. This one, was also away, visiting another temple. If he just got changed into normal clothes nobody would recognize him. Sadly enough, these are the persons other Thais go to for getting advise in life. People that can not even live be their own advice.

5 hours ago, 2baht said:

Monk he see, monk he do!

Monk he no more.

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Obviously he wasn't wearing a "Lucky Amulet"  ...........LOL

Methinks someone 'spiked' his labmoo with some serrated leaf herb.

3 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

I never understand why they go get drunk in the orange robe.

There are many things I don't understand.

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

There are many things I don't understand.

Shoot. I was hoping you would explain to me what the meaning of life is......????

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Aged about 50  he was largely incoherent but managed to say that he intended to get some food but ended up getting a craving for "lao khao" - a white spirit popular with the masses in Thailand.

Buddha lost his way..

wearing Saffron robes but no monk...