6mo ago

Plan B

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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.
- You can also avoid military service in Thailand by becoming a monk, but you gotta be one for a good while.
  
  Sounds worth it
- always thought Buddhist monks were holy lifelong devotees that never did any wrong.
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41263073
  
  Lol "hardline Buddhist monk"
  Previously my gender identity was a brindle french bulldog, but I think I just changed genders again.
- 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/
Unless you are capable of violence you cannot be peaceful, only harmless.
- Thats fire, im gonna steal that
- Yep. Peace as a choice means violence was always an option.
That's why monks are able to run up walls at level 9.
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.
- I have heard martial arts described as "meditation in motion" before
  
  Probably Tai Chi specifically.
D&D monks be like
Plan B is soup.
- I’m at the soup store but there’s no soup
- Warlike soup.
Monk Hunk.
YOU WILL REACH ENLIGHTENMENT OR I WILL BEAT ENLIGHTENMENT INTO YOU!
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.
- Theres no ora ora if you get a monk like that to hit you, one hit will put you to sleep.
Buddhist Hunk
He's prepared to kill Buddha.
Senpou Temple monks
!soulslike@lemmy.zip
!sekiro@lemmy.zip
- !kanpai@lemmy.world
Are Buddhist monks celibate?
- They don't eat meat unless offered to them, is what I heard m

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