Phetchabun abbot resigns after gay sex admission

[webfact]

Phetchabun abbot resigns after gay sex admission
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The controversial abbot of Sam Yak monastery in Phetchabun, Phra Kasem Ajinasilo, has voluntarily left the monkhood, after his public confession that he engaged in gay sex with a male follower - a serious violation of Buddhist morality.

At a press conference yesterday at the temple after he quit, the former monk, who used his lay name Kasem Duangphaengmart, showed up in a white robe and said he would still observe dharma and remain at the monastery while continuing to preach.

National Office of Buddhism director Thanthep Muenyuth said yesterday that although the former monk, 55, was regarded as having left the monkhood due to his confession, an investigation by a local monastic office based in Nam Nao district into his self-confessed sodomy with a male follower would continue unabated.

The former monk had been known for his eccentricity and the way he interpreted Buddhist teachings and the Tripitaka canons, but had never been tainted by prior sexual misconduct with women, or men. Nonetheless, he has a large number of loyal followers.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Phetchabun-abbot-resigns-after-gay-sex-admission-30252163.html


-- The Nation 2015-01-19

[Scott]

And with this revelation, his following may increase by roughly 10%!

[Baerboxer]

And with this revelation, his following may increase by roughly 10%!

Why? Based on what logic?

[isanbirder]

Hardly a surprising piece of news!

I once had a boyfriend who was educated at a temple. He told me that that was where he learnt all about gay sex.

[technologybytes]

Well he's gone up in my opinion for one. It would take a brave man to admit to that in his position, and knowing the likely result of such a confession.

He should have just kept quiet about it, it's nobody business what he does in the privacy of his own room, assuming of course that his partner was of legal age and consenting.

[asdecas]

Petchabun, eh? The city with the finest women in Thailand, but don't shout it from the rooftops.

Little reason to be gay in Petchabun....

[Just1Voice]

Well he's gone up in my opinion for one. It would take a brave man to admit to that in his position, and knowing the likely result of such a confession.

He should have just kept quiet about it, it's nobody business what he does in the privacy of his own room, assuming of course that his partner was of legal age and consenting.

You're missing the point. It's not about sex, per se, as people are free to do that with whomever they want. The point is that he was a Monk, and according to Buddhist teachings, what he did is strictly a no-no

[Johnnie99]

And with this revelation, his following may increase by roughly 10%!

Why? Based on what logic?

Based on observation of previous monk misbehaviour, I would have thought.

[Johnnie99]

Well he's gone up in my opinion for one. It would take a brave man to admit to that in his position, and knowing the likely result of such a confession.

He should have just kept quiet about it, it's nobody business what he does in the privacy of his own room, assuming of course that his partner was of legal age and consenting.

You're missing the point. It's not about sex, per se, as people are free to do that with whomever they want. The point is that he was a Monk, and according to Buddhist teachings, what he did is strictly a no-no

So is drinking, shopping with your laptop in Panthip, smoking, begging, catching taxis, the BTS, wearing footwear, amassing wealth, accumulating more than one monk needs for one day ... and yet ...

[Emster23]

Well, what can you do if you take a vow that you will never again touch a woman....

[smotherb]

And with this revelation, his following may increase by roughly 10%!

Why? Based on what logic?

Based on observation of previous monk misbehaviour, I would have thought.

Why not base it on previous homosexual activities of left-handed dentists.

[wpcoe]

Petchabun, eh? The city with the finest women in Thailand, but don't shout it from the rooftops.

Little reason to be gay in Petchabun....

[maidee]

how many animals in nature are

ABSTINENT ?

i rest my case

[cup-O-coffee]

Well he's gone up in my opinion for one. It would take a brave man to admit to that in his position, and knowing the likely result of such a confession.

He should have just kept quiet about it, it's nobody business what he does in the privacy of his own room, assuming of course that his partner was of legal age and consenting.

You're missing the point. It's not about sex, per se, as people are free to do that with whomever they want. The point is that he was a Monk, and according to Buddhist teachings, what he did is strictly a no-no

So is drinking, shopping with your laptop in Panthip, smoking, begging, catching taxis, the BTS, wearing footwear, amassing wealth, accumulating more than one monk needs for one day ... and yet ...

There is no, "...and yet...". There is only principle, and that principle is being violated on many levels. They made the principle, ...not you and not I. If we can't call people out on what they say, because they then change the rules, avoid, ignore, mitigate, etc. then frankly I think those people touting a principle are going to lose a lot of credibility with those who take the time to listen.

[webfact]

Buddha-slapping monk faces defrocking after defrocking with pal
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- Despite an innovative defense for breaking his vows, a controversy-prone abbot at a Phetchabun temple is being investigated by religious authorities.

Phra Kasem Arjinnasilo stunned his followers by declaring in a meeting streamed over the Internet on Friday he’d been making love to another man at the monastery. He stunned them again when he explained it was okay because it was done without “self-awareness.”

"I'm fully straight. I'm not gay in any way,” he explained to Daily News. “If I would have a partner, it would be a woman, a beautiful woman. When I had intercourse with that disciple, I did not feel sexually aroused at all. I don't even know if I ejaculated because I wasn't aware of what I was doing."

Now the National Buddhism Office is investigating, as the making of sweet love is one of four offenses for which a monk can be defrocked.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/19/buddha-slapping-monk-faces-defrocking-after-defrocking-pal


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-19

[daoyai]

^^^ Ah ok, thats cool, you married guys, take note of this defense.

[aliep]

When asked for a comment, the monk replied "Oh bugger!"

[cup-O-coffee]

Pathetic beyond belief...!

[SneekyPete]

The former monk had been known for his eccentricity and the way he interpreted Buddhist teachings

achieving nirvana thru somebody else's rectum...

Rectum? Damned near killed him.

[bangon04]

"but had never been tainted by prior sexual misconduct with women, or men. Nonetheless, he has a large number of loyal followers."

Interesting choice of words...so if he had screwed around a lot, he would have attracted a lot more followers?

"Buddha-slapping monk faces defrocking " perhaps he should have kept to Farang Slapping... no penalties for that..

Edited January 19, 2015 by bangon04

[Ulic]

So as a monk I guess you can have sex but you can't "make sweet love"

[maynard420]

And with this revelation, his following may increase by roughly 10%!

Why? Based on what logic?

Umm, because Thailand is full of queers and it is cool now of days to be a fudge packer or a butch dike, plain and simple logic player...

[Jingthing]

And with this revelation, his following may increase by roughly 10%!

Why? Based on what logic?

Umm, because Thailand is full of queers and it is cool now of days to be a fudge packer or a butch dike, plain and simple logic player...

Come again ...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18c_1404627836

Edited January 19, 2015 by Jingthing