Noticed this billboard greeting tourists as they exit from the CNX Terminal. Does this mean you could be charged with aggravated indecency, if you are shirtless with a Buddha tattoo?

Interesting opinion, there are plenty people as well as wood carvers Tshirt vendors and tat artistst that may have a different opinion

maybe the future will see draw buddha as well as draw mohamed day.

I was wondering if this would apply only to the Buddha head, or any symbol of Buddhist religion.

Some private organization. It's like telling Iron Maiden not to use 666 as flight number.

What a waste of money and what a load of crap.

There's been one near Suwannaphumi for ages now on the Lat Krabang section ot the highway as you head into BKK. Totally the wrong place IMO. Heading to Pattaya from Suwannaphumi where people get this crap done mostly would be a far better location.

The stuffed shirt who paid for this crap is probably in a meltdown of self importance and 'Holiness/Thainess'. However it it totally misdirected. He needs to make them in Thai and direct them at the Thai Sangha to get them to maybe 'respect the teachings of the Buddha'.....and stop abusing the the religion......They do far more harm to the religion than a few tourists getting tattoos.....

The sign is sponsored by a group called 5000s.org their website will tell you all about them. The basic takeaway is that they are the ones to decide what and how buddha images should be displayed. One bit of irony is they object to buddha image postcards yet they have their own buddha postcards for sale. They are active in trying to control the use of images in other countries also as well as internet content and movies.

They contend that bad financial luck will happen to those not complying with their wishes and even give examples. Religion.

They contend that bad financial luck will happen to those not complying with their wishes and even give examples. Religion.

Right.

Saw an appropriate term for tatoos today.

"INK OF IDIOTS"

The sign says nothing about legal or illegal.

If it was illegal they would have posted it.

I doubt they check that one at the airport very often.I believe that it is not legal to take a Buddha carving out of Thailand. How ever if you are exporting them for sale it is legal. Go figure.

They contend that bad financial luck will happen to those not complying with their wishes and even give examples. Religion.

Right.

Just gotta love "Thai Buddhism "

Simply having icons of the Buddha goes completely against his teachings, but that seems to have been conveniently 'missed' by what constitutes Buddhism in most of its forms today.

In America I was shocked to see picture of a very famous seated Buddha installed as decoration, in a mens restroom.

In America I was shocked to see picture of a very famous seated Buddha installed as decoration, in a mens restroom.

Was the restroom clean?

On the website they show examples of buddha on a toilet seat cover, available from a shop in Germany very bad taste indeed.

Simply having icons of the Buddha goes completely against his teachings, but that seems to have been conveniently 'missed' by what constitutes Buddhism in most of its forms today.

Yeah, I was curious what the actual Buddha's thoughts on the subject were. So he was against idolatry.

Simply having icons of the Buddha goes completely against his teachings, but that seems to have been conveniently 'missed' by what constitutes Buddhism in most of its forms today.

Yeah, I was curious what the actual Buddha's thoughts on the subject were. So he was against idolatry.

But probably ok with home decor.

In America I was shocked to see picture of a very famous seated Buddha installed as decoration, in a mens restroom.

Who said Thais could have him exclusively?

Buddhism is a mega-corrupt joke in Thailand!

Buddhism is a mega-corrupt joke in Thailand!

you mean it is like the schools?

Saw an appropriate term for tatoos today.

"INK OF IDIOTS"

I wish I was small minded too.