Lite Beer Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 A temple’s heli-pad is seized for trespassing on national parkBANGKOK: -- Army troops and forestry officials on Friday seized a helicopter landing pad of a forest temple in Phetchabun province after finding out that it encroaches on the Nam Nao national park. The heli-pad sits on a one-rai plot of land in the national park. It was built by Pa Samyek forest temple in Tambon Wang Klang, Nam Nao district.The abbot of the temple, Phra Kasame Arjinnasilo, earned notoriety after he was reported in several newspapers for putting one of his legs on a table while food was being arranged and kicking some chairs.A loyal follower of the abbot, Mr Thammarat Thawil, told the officials that Phra Kasame regularly suffered from car sick and the heli-pad was built in order to enable the monk to travel by air instead of by road and to see his doctor at the clinic which is about 100 kilometres from the temple.Mr Thammarat was however charged by forestry officials of trespassing on the national park. He was later released on 300,000 baht bail. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/temples-heli-pad-seized-trespassing-national-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=temples-heli-pad-seized-trespassing-national-park -- Thai PBS 2014-08-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Another jet setting monk, T.I.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 ...Phra Kasame regularly suffered from car sick... So give him a bicycle!!! Greedy, corrupt scum who shames Buddhism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Leave the car park alone, where can the Ferrari be safely parked ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ1325 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Wonder what Buddha would say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 no wonder the Dalai Lama is not welcome in thailand! they dont practise the same religion than him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm confused, I thought most religions tell us to put off the shackles of material things and live a simple life . . . a <deleted> helicopter???? I guess I'm too honest to become a Monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Wonder what Buddha would say... Bloody franchisees ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I wonder of the good abbot owns a helicopter? Anyone know the going hourly rent rate for a four seater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostman Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The helicopter would obviously have been with temple donation money. Sheesh. This monk is a total idiot. I saw the video of him throwing a paddy where he was kicking chairs around and put his foot on the table... He looked like he was absolutely mullered on laowkaow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm in the wrong business, wealth seems to be in the monkhood. Where do I sign up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlesticks Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Is it really a big surprise when most Thais fervently practice Bahttism. Used to think that the money trees they put together was to raise funds but now it seems that they are really nothing but idols that are regularly worshipped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 no wonder the Dalai Lama is not welcome in thailand! they dont practise the same religion than him! The Dalai Lama had 3000 slaves. The temples were often in war against each others. Hacking off a hand or foot was common punishment. Till now the Dalai Lama sees nothing wrong in this. But he isn't welcome because China doesn't want him in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 no wonder the Dalai Lama is not welcome in thailand! they dont practise the same religion than him! The Dalai Lama had 3000 slaves. The temples were often in war against each others. Hacking off a hand or foot was common punishment. Till now the Dalai Lama sees nothing wrong in this. But he isn't welcome because China doesn't want him in Thailand. i guess it will be Richard Gere, that will be disappointed, but for others fellow tv members, just let add all these atrocity cited by H90 were abolished at the begining of the 20 century by the dalai lama(the 13 th) but still practised till the 2nd world war. Yes H90 is talking history.... but in the modern thailand, monk are driving porsch, flying in their private jet or helicopter and not let forget sleeping with young boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 some of these monks make p diddy look the height of austerity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldozer Dawn Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Do young thai boys have to kiss the monk's ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 The 300,000 baht bail was promptly paid in 10 bath coins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renedebakker Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) Did he pay the 20 baht entry fee? Edited August 23, 2014 by renedebakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeegator Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Did he pay the 20 baht entry fee? Did who pay which entry fee to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 no wonder the Dalai Lama is not welcome in thailand! they dont practise the same religion than him! The Dalai Lama had 3000 slaves. The temples were often in war against each others. Hacking off a hand or foot was common punishment. Till now the Dalai Lama sees nothing wrong in this. But he isn't welcome because China doesn't want him in Thailand. The article seems to be about Thailand and a Buddhist temple helipad in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Hey whats the problem doesnt every monk own some sort of aeroplane , this is the 21st century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rykbanlor Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Did he pay the 20 baht entry fee? Did who pay which entry fee to what? I think he means the national park entry fee. You may not have picked up on that immediately as we would be paying 200 baht instead of 20, being that us foreigners are all minted, with our helicopters and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradinAsia Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) Why in blue blazes was the loyal follower Thammarat arrested instead of the bl**dy monk himself. Is this another way for the loyal follower to make merit? "Okay, I'll go to jail for you, sire." Edited August 23, 2014 by BradinAsia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Do young thai boys have to kiss the monk's ring only after a good bum gun rinse....so not all bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 ...Phra Kasame regularly suffered from car sick... So give him a bicycle!!! Greedy, corrupt scum who shames Buddhism Is there any aspect of Thailand that isn't shameful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytigerbkk Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 While it should be noted that the vast majority of long term monks become monks for the reasons and conduct themselves in accordance with the temple rules, there is definitely a bad element within some temples. The most annoying part about this story is that many of the donations which paid for all of this were made by dirt poor people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Wonder what Buddha would say... Nothing, he's busy turning over in his grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 ....forest temples are supposed to be the most plain..... most simple...... 'bare-bones' temples.... ...I stayed at one for 18 days once....we had to walk barefoot....6 kilometers...and back...every crack of dawn...for some sustenance..... ...what pathetic phonies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 "...suffered from car sick and the heli-pad was built in order to enable the monk to travel by air instead..." Amazing that people are expected to believe this nonsense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Bell Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 I'm in the wrong business, wealth seems to be in the monkhood. Where do I sign up? In the room with the door sign 'No morals or integrity from this point forward'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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