Officials have announced the arrest of a gang who had been illegally cutting and stealing stone from Sam Roi Yot National Park.

 

The illegal activity took place near the Tham Kaew Cave, an area of cultural and ecological significance within the national park, officials said.

 

The crackdown on the gang came after officials received a report that newly opened stone surfaces had been discovered, indicating stone-cutting activities in the mountains near Tham Kaew Cave.

 

At 4am on Sunday morning (June 11), park officers hiked for three hours to begin a surveillance operation close to the cave.

 

By Online Reporter

 

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Is nothing sacred.

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Gang arrested for stealing sacred stone from Sam Roi Yot National park

Oh no, not the lottery stone!!!

32 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

Oh no, not the lottery stone!!!

It is ancient stones, remains from very old times.... Show some respect plse

 

29 minutes ago, glegolo18 said:

It is ancient stones, remains from very old times.... Show some respect plse

 

actually, all stones are ancient...

Holy rolling stones someone is improving the place by the look of it ????

1 hour ago, glegolo18 said:

It is ancient stones, remains from very old times.... Show some respect plse

 

All stone has been around for millions of years, every little piece of it all around the world.

2 hours ago, glegolo18 said:

It is ancient stones, remains from very old times.... Show some respect plse

 

Where I live under the dirt about 50 cm is granite from centuries ago when the klong had not worn its way deeper.

 

It is probably as old as the stones in the story.

 

Does that mean that the granite is sacred as well?

 

The stone in the thread is only "sacred" because a person a long while ago said so?

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

Where I live under the dirt about 50 cm is granite from centuries ago when the klong had not worn its way deeper.

 

It is probably as old as the stones in the story.

 

Does that mean that the granite is sacred as well?

 

The stone in the thread is only "sacred" because a person a long while ago said so?

That particular area of stone is considered to possess a special spiritual power/value.  That is why it is prized for carving into Buddha statues........which get to have a higher spiritual power and, consequently, a greater sale value.

 

A bit like carving out of Gold Ore bearing rock.

 

Perhaps there is a procedure (making money for the local abbot!) for releasing the rock "appropriately", but these guys are considered to be, effectively, poaching.

 

All skcollob for you and I......but it's their little bit of the "spiritual" world and it makes a difference to them.

 

Imagine the ****storm if people were found slicing up Stonehenge (only sacred because someone a long time ago said it was) to carve into sculptures, to be sold, along with the incense sticks and Meditation Music CD's, in those "spiritual well being" shops in the UK!

 

Fundamental factor is that, in an Animist influenced culture/society......which is what Thailand is, the very material itself is considered sacred (because someone said so) and protected, even before it gets carved.

 

See: Praying to lions, ponds, trees, stones, you name it, in Animist/Animist Influenced belief systems.

 

All bonkers of course.......but it's their party.

 

 

On 6/12/2023 at 7:02 PM, billd766 said:

Where I live under the dirt about 50 cm is granite from centuries ago when the klong had not worn its way deeper.

 

It is probably as old as the stones in the story.

 

Does that mean that the granite is sacred as well?

 

The stone in the thread is only "sacred" because a person a long while ago said so?

The stones will not be "Unsacred" because you says so...

On 6/12/2023 at 5:51 PM, ukrules said:

All stone has been around for millions of years, every little piece of it all around the world.

I guess you are missing the point here. The stones are ancient - from old human times involved and included in human culture and history..

On 6/12/2023 at 5:13 PM, klauskunkel said:

actually, all stones are ancient...

Not gall stones.

5 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Not gall stones.

depends how old you are