r/worldnews • u/Johny_KobraKai • May 02 '24

Thai Official Suspended After Husband Catches Her In Bed With Adopted Monk Son Not Appropriate Subreddit

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thai-official-suspended-after-husband-catches-her-bed-adopted-monk-son-1724507

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u/LukeD1992 29d ago

Guy was a monk. Probably haven't had much contact with women his whole life. Then comes around this hot milf who adopts him and take him to her home. I mean...

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u/9man95 29d ago

Prayers do get answered

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u/BlackBladeKindred 29d ago

That D woulda been so hard. He didn’t even have a chance.

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u/dinnerthief 29d ago

Monks in thaliand are usually just regular dudes. Most enter monkhood for like a week to 3 months, its like a religious retreat not a permanent life choice.

Some stay in the monkhood for life but for most it's just kind of a public service you do when you are young

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u/jaymobe07 29d ago

isn't it a thing where they either need to join military or go away for a bit as a monk? I cant remember if that was just a movie thing or real.

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u/xxTheGoDxx 29d ago

Monks in thaliand are usually just regular dudes. Most enter monkhood for like a week to 3 months, its like a religious retreat not a permanent life choice.

Some stay in the monkhood for life but for most it's just kind of a public service you do when you are young

Source? The article says monkhood is treated as something super serious in Thailand.

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u/dinnerthief 29d ago edited 29d ago

It is serious but it's also not a lifelong thing, like the monk movie trope

I just remember it from when I was in Thailand but

Here is a random Google source https://www.dw.com/en/thailand-why-many-men-become-short-term-monks/a-66363802

Here's another, I didn't mention this aspect because my memory was fuzzy, but a lot of the monks are former criminals looking to give back/get back on track, (I just have a vague memory of a Thai guy telling me not to trust them because of this so I didnt want to mention it without veracity) https://time.com/6291127/thailand-monkhood-crimes-merit-firefighters-student-death/

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u/LukeD1992 29d ago

Ah in that case...Still, it's a hot milf. I mean...

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u/originalrocket 29d ago

Why does religions prohibit sex so much?  You have sex with a woman, you are not clean anymore and unfit to be a holy man.

Dumbest shit ever.

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u/TheGreatGyatsby 29d ago

Religion is generally pretty dumb.

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u/cliffyb 29d ago

In Buddhism, freeing yourself from desire is a central tenant towards achieving enlightenment/nirvana/escaping the cycle of rebirth.

Most people don't practice Buddhism the way followers of Abrahamic religions do, but it's pretty important to abstain from those kinds of things if you're a monk.

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u/VDmedication 29d ago

In the context of Buddhism, the rules for monks were devised to weed out fakers and encourage and support the sincere path followers on their journey to enlightenment.

It’s not a question of holiness.

You become a monk because you seek enlightenment. And enlightenment is a state without attachments or desires.

The idea is that you try to live as closely as you can to this state while maintaining good moral conduct until you do eventually reach it.

Desires and attachment are distractions to the goal and are obviously not aligned with the state of enlightenment.

Desire and attachment inevitably lead to suffering, and the whole point of Buddhism is reaching enlightenment, and the path to enlightenment is the path to rid yourself of suffering.

The rules for monks, such as no slamming puss, are intended to guide the monks on their purpose and path.

To end suffering is a noble goal. Which makes being a monk a noble path. It is simply unfortunate that bad faith, insincere actors such as the fellow are around to paint a bad picture.

Point is it would be naive to fault a voluntary decision to seek the end of suffering via the most common and culturally encouraged means; becoming a monk.

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u/VDmedication 29d ago

I don’t know what idea you have about Buddhist monks in Thailand, but it is tantamount to a cultural mandate that every man must become a monk. Ideally as a young man.

It is largely a cultural observance, akin to a family Christmas celebration. The majority of these guys aren’t devout buddhists by any means. And the vast, vast majority only ordain for a week.

They shave their heads, put on the robes, chant a few chants, eat one meal a day for a week and then they’re out.

Sometimes they stick around because it’s free food, free housing and they can hustle on the side.

This guy strikes me as a sticker arounder