Buddhist monk’s car crash meltdown in Bangkok

[webfact]

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By Petch Petpailin

Police rushed to suppress a potentially volatile incident after a Buddhist monk smashed his car and later hid in the main hall of the Lao Temple in the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok. A local told police that he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine.

 

The monk was identified as 40 year old Seree. He reportedly crashed a red Honda Yaris sedan parked in the temple before fleeing the scene and hiding in the main hall. The back and front windows of the car were damaged. The car owner’s identity was not revealed in the report.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers from Tha Karm Police Station discovered Seree hiding in the main hall. It took the officers, other monks, and locals 30 minutes to calm him down before sending him to the hospital for a health check.

 

According to the other monks in the temple, Saree is a good monk and has been in the monkhood for over 10 years, but he started behaving strangely a week before the incident. No one knew the reasons why he was acting out of character.

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/buddhist-monks-car-crash-meltdown-in-bangkok

 

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[Denim]

Just now, webfact said:

he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine.

Oh dear.....I don't think it's supposed to work out like that.

 

Time for an hour of Oming.

[worgeordie]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

but he started behaving strangely a week before the incident. No one knew the reasons why he was acting out of character.

Some of them like YaBa .......that makes you behave strangely

 

regards Worgeordie..

[marin]

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

A local told police that he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine.

 

That would drive anyone over the edge. ????

 

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

He reportedly crashed a red Honda Yaris sedan

A red Honda Yaris. Auspicious as heck. ????

[stereolab]

He requested a top of the range Mercedes Benz from the impoverished parishioners at the temple, they bought a Yaris instead.

[phetphet]

10 minutes ago, marin said:

That would drive anyone over the edge. ????

 

A red Honda Yaris. Auspicious as heck. ????

Anyone got the plate number? It's lottery day.

[stoner]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

According to the other monks in the temple, Saree is a good monk and has been in the monkhood for over 10 years, but he started behaving strangely a week before the incident. No one knew the reasons why he was acting out of character.

of course he did.....because it's simply not his fault right ?  is anyone really surprised. 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

According to the other monks in the temple, Saree is a good monk and has been in the monkhood for over 10 years, but he started behaving strangely a week before the incident. No one knew the reasons why he was acting out of character.

Time for a urine test?

[NoDisplayName]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A local told police that he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine.

 

 

Grind'r is Buddhist?

You learn something new every day.

[rwill]

I thought monks were not supposed to drive vehicles.

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A local told police that he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine.

Maybe he learned that he wasted his last life as a monk too ? 

[Grusa]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

red Honda Yaris sedan

Really? Mr. Toyota will not be pleased!

[kidneyw]

Where are his robes?

Defrocked already in anticipation of the outcome or had he been out cruising.

[Enoon]

"Buddhist monk"

 

Glad that's been made clear.

 

I was about to start ranting on about those Franciscan, Benedictine and Cistercian *****!