Buddhists propose new warning for cigarette packets

BANGKOK: -- Cigarette packets across the world generally contain the same set of warnings, cautioning smokers that cigarettes can pose serious health risks. But cigarette packets sold in Thailand could soon be printed with a uniquely Buddhist message: Don’t Donate To Monks.

Dr. Chakratham Thammasak, director of the National Buddhism Office, said today that he would propose to the government that temples were added to the government’s list of smoke-free zones, which already includes hair salons, restaurants and department stores.

He also urged the public not to donate cigarettes to monks before the ban came into force, and said that he would propose that the Ministry of Public Health printed the message: ‘Donating Cigarettes to Monks is a Sin’ on cigarette packets, while encouraging monks addicted to smoking to enter free rehabilitation programmes.

--TNA 2004-12-19

does`nt it take two people? One donor and one (monk) who accepts cigarettes?

does`nt it take two people? One donor and one (monk) who accepts cigarettes?

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Yes it certainly does but one without the other is very effective, without the donor the monk cannot accept, simple if you just give it a momentary thought.