webfact Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Public gets rare glimpse at spectacularly lavish temple By The Nation BANGKOK: -- THE CONTROVERSIAL Wat Dhammakaya and its surrounding areas in Pathum Thani have been declared a controlled area under an order issued by junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha through Article 44 of the post-coup interim charter. The order became effective on Thursday. The Department of Special Investigation and police searched the temple last week looking for its fugitive former abbot Phra Dhammakaya. This was the first time that most people have seen the opulent temple’s interior. The ultra-rich temple is well known for its large and lavish buildings and structures. It covers over 2,100 rai (336 hectares) and the total cost of construction is estimated at about Bt350 billion. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30306727 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Yep, keep giving your hard earned money! Poor monks are in dire need at this temple. Followers are sheep. Public brainwashed. Buddhism skewed by these so-called holy-men leaders at too many temples it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 They stole Buddhism from India, then perverted it for there greed.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 It is amazing to see how often that what is referred to as Buddhism in Thailand is often diametrically opposed to the philosophy of Buddhism. Perhaps Antibuddhism might be the correct term. I wonder if the number of people who actually understand Buddhism and are committed to practicing a pure form of it, even outnumber the Christians or Muslims here. An Abbot constructing a 350 Billion Baht temple that was in essence a private clubhouse is about as far from his vow of poverty as black is from white. Let's not mention the embezzling, money laundering, or defying the police, courts, and military too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Complete rubbish it cost 350 billion baht to build. That would make it the top 5 most expensive buildings ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just driven as a greedy company. They customers gets greeted with false product information, buy an expensive product without any use or quality and the leaders of the company get welthier and welthier. Has absolutely nothing to do with buddhism or the belief of that way of living. Just a bunch of people that want to profit on insecure people with a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, smutcakes said: Complete rubbish it cost 350 billion baht to build. That would make it the top 5 most expensive buildings ever. Nope it will not. The cost of 350 billion is estimated for all the buildings and other stuff that resides inside an area of 2100 rai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Complete rubbish it cost 350 billion baht to build. That would make it the top 5 most expensive buildings ever.It's not 1 building: the property covers 2000 Rai. Think about this they were trying to sell the British embassy (14 rai) for 7 Billion. Different location, yes, but considering the inflated value of things here (corruption/greed) it quite possibly cost that much. It might only be WORTH 10 Billion, but that's not relevant to the discussion of how much it cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lammbock Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 BiB "Buddhism is Business" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 In other news, tourists flock to Rome for the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 37 minutes ago, Get Real said: Just driven as a greedy company. They customers gets greeted with false product information, buy an expensive product without any use or quality and the leaders of the company get welthier and welthier. Has absolutely nothing to do with buddhism or the belief of that way of living. Just a bunch of people that want to profit on insecure people with a lot of money. Agree. In some ways it's a typical pyramid scheme scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 And the monks are worried the cops and army want to grab the gold buddha statues...all 8 tons of them!! This institution is obviously an incredible wealth generating enterprise.....and I can't see any authorities discovering where it all comes from without serious confrontation.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, smutcakes said: Complete rubbish it cost 350 billion baht to build. That would make it the top 5 most expensive buildings ever. How much did it cost to build the Taj Mahall ?? India has more palaces, some took 30.000 workers 20 years to build....that also can't be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Enough to make an American televangelist green with envy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie1955 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Lammbock said: BiB "Buddhism is Business" Just look at the Vatican or any church on how to run a business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Its all about the politics, this temple is used as a political recruitment front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, clockman said: They stole Buddhism from India, then perverted it for there greed.! If you want to see perverted Buddhism, the Thai version is squeaky clean compared to the Japanese version. There monks are now priests, they are individually far more wealthy than virtually any Thai monk (mostly own BMW's or better), their ceremony's are all charged and expensive, they don't wear robes outside the temples, the temple's are dynastic as sons inherit from the married "monk/priest" fathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobber Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 All that Merit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobber Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 23 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: If you want to see perverted Buddhism, the Thai version is squeaky clean compared to the Japanese version. There monks are now priests, they are individually far more wealthy than virtually any Thai monk (mostly own BMW's or better), their ceremony's are all charged and expensive, they don't wear robes outside the temples, the temple's are dynastic as sons inherit from the married "monk/priest" fathers. this is why I don't believe in any of the sh1t religions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, smutcakes said: Complete rubbish it cost 350 billion baht to build. That would make it the top 5 most expensive buildings ever. Maybe read the whole article first before you make a comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piersbeckett Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 6 hours ago, jerojero said: Yep, keep giving your hard earned money! Poor monks are in dire need at this temple. Followers are sheep. Public brainwashed. Buddhism skewed by these so-called holy-men leaders at too many temples it seems. Thai Buddhism might not be true Buddhism or anything like it but it's not repressive, there's no apostasy, there's no subjugation of females in the name of it, no 'infidels' in its teaching and nobody 'has' to give; despite the widely held belief of the strong chance of 'bahp' coming their way if they don't - it remains 'up to them'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 6 hours ago, jerojero said: Yep, keep giving your hard earned money! Poor monks are in dire need at this temple. Followers are sheep. Public brainwashed. Buddhism skewed by these so-called holy-men leaders at too many temples it seems. So- not much different from the Catholic Church then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: And the monks are worried the cops and army want to grab the gold buddha statues...all 8 tons of them!! This institution is obviously an incredible wealth generating enterprise.....and I can't see any authorities discovering where it all comes from without serious confrontation.. Kind of like the Vatican?? Well kept secret how much money, jewels, art work,is stored there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 What's the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 5 hours ago, smutcakes said: Complete rubbish it cost 350 billion baht to build. That would make it the top 5 most expensive buildings ever. I think they are talking the whole enchalada land buildings furnishings etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, elgordo38 said: I think they are talking the whole enchalada land buildings furnishings etc. I still don't believe it. 2,000 rai rather of swamp land in Pathumthani, 1 or 2 million per rai. they have not spent 300+ billion on buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just now, smutcakes said: I still don't believe it. 2,000 rai rather of swamp land in Pathumthani, 1 or 2 million per rai. they have not spent 300+ billion on buildings. Well I tried. I did not figure on running into a financial expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I am sure some high profile rich people or criminals are involved in some money laundering with the temple as well. That is why they want to protect the temple at all cost. Why does any buddhist need any temple or structure to bow down n pay worship to any statues? I tot all you need is a bodhi tree for some meditation is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Removed a troll post and an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, smutcakes said: I still don't believe it. 2,000 rai rather of swamp land in Pathumthani, 1 or 2 million per rai. they have not spent 300+ billion on buildings. maybe thats where the money laundering comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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