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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 156 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Been to Thailand a couple of times and I always thought Buddhist monks were holy lifelong devotees that never did any wrong. Turns out that there is parts of the country where reformed prisoners have the option to join a monastery as a monk to serve their sentence. So in many places, those tough looking monks you see are actually gang members and criminals serving out a sentence .... some of them are honestly reformed, some are working on it, and some are just gaming the system.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can also avoid military service in Thailand by becoming a monk, but you gotta be one for a good while.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Sounds worth it

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

always thought Buddhist monks were holy lifelong devotees that never did any wrong.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41263073

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works -2 points 11 months ago

Lol "hardline Buddhist monk"

Previously my gender identity was a brindle french bulldog, but I think I just changed genders again.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

It's also a common rite of passage for young men to serve as a monk for a short time.

Thais believe that when a man turns 20, he should be ordained and enter a monastery for a period of time to study dharma, the teachings of the Lord Buddha.

The chaotic lifestyle of today does not allow people to leave the worldly life behind for three months. The tradition has therefore changed. The monkhood period is shortened and varies from one week to 15 days or one month, depending on the time the person has available.

https://www.thailandfoundation.or.th/culture_heritage/buat-nak-rituals-before-monkhood/

[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Unless you are capable of violence you cannot be peaceful, only harmless.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 19 points 11 months ago

Thats fire, im gonna steal that

[–] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yep. Peace as a choice means violence was always an option.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 69 points 11 months ago

That's why monks are able to run up walls at level 9.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some monks train their bodies either as part of their prayer or meditation, or train in order to be able to pray or meditate longer. They don't usually end up with arms that look like that, though.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have heard martial arts described as "meditation in motion" before

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably Tai Chi specifically.

[–] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah. But you don't get this kind of arms doing taichi. Lots of other benefits, though.

[–] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 20 points 11 months ago

D&D monks be like

[–] Zier@fedia.io 16 points 11 months ago
[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago

I’m at the soup store but there’s no soup

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Warlike soup.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Violence is never the solution, but if backed into a corner and given no other option heck yeah he will ora ora you into oblivion.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Theres no ora ora if you get a monk like that to hit you, one hit will put you to sleep.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 12 points 11 months ago

YOU WILL REACH ENLIGHTENMENT OR I WILL BEAT ENLIGHTENMENT INTO YOU!

[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago

Buddhist Hunk

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

He's prepared to kill Buddha.

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are Buddhist monks celibate?

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

They don't eat meat unless offered to them, is what I heard m