Two Novice Monks injured in early morning road crash in North Pattaya

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Two Novice Monks injured in early morning road crash in North Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- Two novice monks aged 12 and 15, who had changed their monk robes for civilian clothing so they could sneak out of the temple, were involved in a road crash as they rushed to return to their Temple before their Chief Abbot realized they had gone.

The crash occurred in front of the Toyota Showroom on the Bangkok-bound carriageway of the Sukhumvit Road in North Pattaya, just before 5am. The 15 year old Novice Monk sustained an open compound fracture of his Tibia Bone in his left leg and superficial cuts and bruises. The younger novice monk sustained some cuts and bruises and was also taken to Hospital as a precaution with the more seriously injured 15 year old.

The pair had borrowed clothes and a motorbike from civilian workers at the Gittapawan Temple where they were residing, and wanted to go to a convenience store and purchase food.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/201339/two-novice-monks-injured-in-early-morning-road-crash-in-north-pattaya/


-- Pattaya One 2015-06-25

[worgeordie]

7-11, it will be the death of you..

regards Worgeordie

[longstebe]

These are just kids and you still get comments like above.....

Sad.

[Pattaya28]

"Novice" Monks ?? What is the meaning of this in English ??

[petercool]

"Novice" Monks ?? What is the meaning of this in English ??

Just that. New monks in training.

[Lee4Life]

"Novice" Monks ?? What is the meaning of this in English ??

Doesn't the word "Novice" mean "not yet a professional" ? I think "apprentice" may actually be a better suited word.

[LennyW]

So novice monks are allowed to drive while fully fledged monks get fined 800 baht for driving???

[Toknarok]

It must be a bit hard on young men like this not to have anything to eat after midday.

[Rimmer]

A couple of troll posts have been removed

[NeilSA1]

"Novice" Monks ?? What is the meaning of this in English ??

Doesn't the word "Novice" mean "not yet a professional" ? I think "apprentice" may actually be a better suited word.

• Novice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novice

  Wikipedia

  In many Buddhist orders, a man or woman who intends to take ordination must first become a novice, adopting part of the monastic code indicated in the vinaya ...

[NeilSA1]

So novice monks are allowed to drive while fully fledged monks get fined 800 baht for driving???

No. The 2 novice monks were involved in an accident, they were not apprehended by the police.

The monk was caught by the police in the act of driving with no driving license and no car tax sticker being displayed on the vehicle.

[Chang_paarp]

It would appear that the abbot is now aware of the boys activities. I hope he is more understanding than some folk here.

[Basil B]

With the antics of adult monks hitting the headlines on a regular basis this story is quite tame...

[Bangkok Barry]

What is the legal (excuse my ) age for driving a motorcycle? I wonder if they've learned now that they might not be old enough.

[khaowong1]

It's that time of year when parents have their young boys put on the robes for a couple of weeks, hoping to keep them out of trouble while school is out. In this case it didn't work.