Monks can consume ice cream after lunch time, Thailand's Buddhism Office says

[hookedondhamma]

was it banned before,,?

I just learned about this issue, a good progress then,

they must be eagerly awaiting to lift the ban on other items soon!

no. The mahanikaya sect and city monks are known to eat ice cream (not all).

They can ban whatever they like but temples answer to the council of elders (anothwr can of worms, so to speak)

[Basil B]

What next, stay in bed till midday, keep mia noi's in their dorms...

[bangon04]

"A mass communications academic Prof Parichart Stapitanond said any price assessment of alms for donation is tantamount to put commercial purpose in Buddhism."

Wow - this major gamechanging revelation will cause a major rethink for the new Saffron Mafia Capo and his Consiglieri.

[bangon04]

What next, stay in bed till midday, keep mia noi's in their dorms...

and still not clear if they can shop for porno DVDs before or only after lunch.