Udon Thani: Monk blames his DUI charge on pickle juice

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Monk Blames His DUI Charge On Pickle Juice

By Khaosod Online

UDON THANI: -- The prelate of a local Buddhist chapter has been arrested in Udon Thani province for driving under influence of alcohol.

Pra Ajarn Dech, the prelate of Ban Ya sub-district who also served as the abbot of Wan Don Han Temple, was arrested after he was seen "wobbling around with his car", according to a police officer.

The police then asked the monk to take breath alcohol test, which reportedly showed the monk had violated the legal alcohol limit, having 75 mg/dl alcohol concentration in his blood.

Pra Ajarn Dech was later defrocked at Matchimawas temple. He later re-assumed his secular name, Mr. Dech Donkhaoram, and left monkhood after 9 years.

According to Mr. Dech, in the morning of the day of an incident, he was invited by a family in Kudjab district. However, his driver was not present at the temple so he decided to drive the car to the venue himself. The host, Mr. Dech claimed, served him with pickle fruit, stating that it should help cure his muscle pain.

The monk later admitted that he was enjoying the drinks too much, and had been drunk while he was trying to drive back to the temple.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE1UVTJORGMwTWc9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-10-12

[Tatsujin]

You got to love Thai humour ... don't understand it myself, but I'm sure it's hilarious.

[tingtongfarang]

Wonder how many are writing this down for future reference,

Have you been drinking sir....only pickle juice officer

[soi41]

"Was arrested after been seen "wobbling around with his car" "

If the police were to arrest every driver "wobblin around" on the roads here, they have their work cut out for them!!

[siampolee]

I was under the impression that monks were not supposed to drive cars whether they ( the monks) were sober or inebriated due to the ingestion of assorted substances.

It's certainly a juicy story and he is definitely in a pickle too.

Edited October 12, 2013 by siampolee

[Patje]

Wonder how many are writing this down for future reference,

Have you been drinking sir....only pickle juice officer

You don't have to write it down, copy and print will do

[dighambara]

I was under the impression that monks were not supposed to drive cars whether they ( the monks) were sober or inebriated due to the ingestion of assorted substances.

It's certainly a juicy story and he is definitely in a pickle too.

Monks are forbidden all worldy things; Alchol, driving, money, telephones, computers, cigarettes, Betel, et.al., but then T.I.T., where most shrines are for Brahma not Buddha...

If you figure it out, let us know...LOL

[siampolee]

Monks are forbidden all worldy things; Alchol, driving, money, telephones, computers, cigarettes, Betel, et.al., but then T.I.T., where most shrines are for Brahma not Buddha...

In other words don't do as the Buddha stated but do as you feel,.

This is of course what happens when one hi-jacks a religious belief or a code for living the ''good life'' from another country isn't it ?

It's all in the interpretation of the facts written or spoken and of course the subsequent translation of those facts into another language other than the language used by the belief in question in this case Sankrit and Pali as the sacred classical language of Buddhism if my memory is correct.

[ezzra]

Yeah,, pickled grapes, pickled hop and pickled barley, and not necessarily in the same order..

[bankei]

I was under the impression that monks were not supposed to drive cars whether they ( the monks) were sober or inebriated due to the ingestion of assorted substances.

It's certainly a juicy story and he is definitely in a pickle too.

Monks are forbidden all worldy things; Alchol, driving, money, telephones, computers, cigarettes, Betel, et.al., but then T.I.T., where most shrines are for Brahma not Buddha...

If you figure it out, let us know...LOL

Dont know what makes you think this - Alcohol, yes, but monks are not forbidden to use the rest you mention. It is common practice,, in thailand, that monks do not drive, but no vinaya rule as far as I know.

You must be thinking of Jainism!

Interesting to see there have been a large number of cases involving abbots lately too. Wonder what Thai word they are translating as "prelate"?

Bankei

[JoeThePoster]

served him with pickle fruit, stating that it should help cure his muscle pain

Ignoring to mention the headache side effect.

[marell]

Aw, give him a break. That pickle juice can sneak up on you.

[bangon04]

"Pra Ajarn Dech was later defrocked at Matchimawas temple. He later re-assumed his secular name, Mr. Dech Donkhaoram, and left monkhood after 9 years."

so did he re-enter the monkhood? or is this article and its title just misleading s*** as usual.

Edited October 13, 2013 by bangon04

[Dumu Ali]

Thai monks are into alcohol and they also like gambling as well as sex and drugs in their little temple huts