Keep this monk off the road! Highway police appeal to temple


Image; Daily News

AYUTTHAYA: - Highway police in Ayuthaya got a big shock when they saw a car going against the flow of traffic. They stopped the Toyota and when the driver rolled down the window it was an old monk!

Not only had the aging holy father been going the wrong way but he had hit a trailer and a ten wheeler that were parked by the side of the road as well, reported Daily News.

Prasit Deenok, 72, had been driving his Toyota along the Asia Highway in the Chiang Rak Noi area of Bang Pa-In. He was apparently on his way to see relatives in the area when he was pulled over.

The aged monk had ordained many years ago at a well known temple in Pathum Thani but was now at a temple in Wang Noi. After charging him police took him to his latest temple to tell the other monks there not to let him drive - ever again!

He also faces prosecution for the damage done to the trailer and the ten wheeler.

If you do see an old black Toyota with the Bangkok license number วอ 4249 and someone in saffron behind the wheel it might be best to give him a wide berth.

Source: Daily News

-- 2016-07-14

He was blessing passers by, what's wrong with the police? He was facing the traffic as not to get run over. Old habits from Alms never die.

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

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He was "going to see Buddha".

I don't see any damage on the car but the article says that he hit a trailer and a ten wheeler? Maybe he was reversing

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

Edited July 14, 20169 yr by Johnniey

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

Loosen up, all that seriousness is bad for your health. Thai Buddhism has become a standard joke and these monks breaking every rule in the book are leaving themselves wide open for ridicule and bashing.

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

Wife telling you what to say again , The monk should not drive ,their beliefs ,

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

Monks are expected to obey the law...they are thai men...period...the fact that a monk hit my kid doesn't make me feel any better than if a common drunk was responsible...and the reality is that many of them use the temple to hide from work. the police, and responsibility...I've seen plenty of monks in first class when i board the plane...and yes, they should walk and not drive a car...that's part of the deal...poverty and humility...

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

Totally agree and since the sky is the limit, even a Gulfstream private jet is not out of the question!

After charging him police took him to his latest temple to tell the other monks there not to let him drive - ever again!

The highway police appeals to a temple??? Makes me think about who the hell is really in charge in this country?

Edited July 14, 20169 yr by Lupatria

...what makes him holy....the robe....his age......or the fact that he doesn't abide by his vows....???

As far as this old fart of a monk goes he is right at the bottom of the lawbreakers list. Plenty more bad and evil monks lurking within the protective walls of the temples.

Why beg the temple to keep him from driving.Tell them and him he will be arrested next time.The BIB have no balls when dealing with these monks.

If you do see an old black Toyota with the Bangkok license number วอ 4249 and someone in saffron behind the wheel it might be best to give him a wide berth.

In actual fact best give any driver you think may be Thai a wide berth...

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

i will ask again what is thai culture ?? oh by the way bless you for all your good deeds

I am guessing half you guys cannot respect yourselves so pay out on anyone or anything. He is a 75 year old man of the cloth. Sure he should not have been driving if he is incapable of it, but all this slagging off is totally wrong. You have chosen this country to live in so respect Thai culture even if you do not agree. I bet you would have been the first to fire up about immigrants that came to your home country and started to slag off your people. Your call would be "KICK THEM OUT IF THEY DO NOT LIKE OUR WAYS". Yet here you are slagging off Thais. I only wish the Thai government followed this TV and located you few and kicked your ass out. Don't like the place or the ways? There is a motorway way that leads directly to Suvarnibhumi Airport and I would even pay your tolls.

Interesting they refer to him as aging "holy father".

Why beg the temple to keep him from driving.Tell them and him he will be arrested next time.The BIB have no balls when dealing with these monks.

I agree with what you say except the "next time" bit,why not this time.????? And how on earth does a policeman get to ask the other cronies at the Temple to stop him from driving??????? HE ASKED THEM to do his job ??????

If you do see an old black Toyota with the Bangkok license number วอ 4249 and someone in saffron behind the wheel it might be best to give him a wide berth.

In actual fact best give any driver you think may be Thai a wide berth...

If you drive in Thailand, I suggest you stop now, since you are surrounded by them.

Come he is a monk. So therefore untouchable, driving the wrong way, so what.

He had his Buddist amulets to protect him.

I thought monks were not supposed to drive fullstop.

Did he have a driving license ? Probably not.

Show some respect rather than deride the old man and the Sangha in general.

I hope you don't have any Thai relatives that are Buddhist - how on earth could they put up with you are show you any respect?

Don't you think that respecting the culture you have migrated to is the decent thing to do?

Times have changed since the days of the Buddha, where vehicles were considered an extravagance.

Do you really expect monks to walk everywhere these days?

I know you are the "Prime Basher" here so don't really think about the facts before you write.

Have you never given a ride to a monk? I have on many occasions - I have even rented a minivan for them!

You sound as brain washed as your average Muslim radical.