Comments on: of fake buddhist monks and the buddhist culture http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/ Wasting your bandwidth since 1999 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:23:15 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: The Envoy http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555317 The Envoy Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:01:38 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555317 There are all sorts of guises under which people make money. Religion is but one of them. There are all sorts of guises under which people make money. Religion is but one of them.

]]> By: Suanie http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555233 Suanie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:32:52 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555233 cindy: wow you are more ganas than i am :P great hymns. i can still sing them without referring to the booklet mad: quite a miserable existence though... ahseng: as far as i know, theravadian monks are not vegetarians. strict mahayana followers are the ones who don't eat meat, and some don't consume beef because they worship Kuan Yin more exclusively? Gzhang: hahah giving them otak-otak? what if the otak2 is delicious :( sim: funny you should mention that. i was just reading about broga hill moments before you posted this comment! looks good.. will think about it, heh ky: haha good for you! mike yip: they come in all shades and sizes cindy: wow you are more ganas than i am :P great hymns. i can still sing them without referring to the booklet

mad: quite a miserable existence though…

ahseng: as far as i know, theravadian monks are not vegetarians. strict mahayana followers are the ones who don’t eat meat, and some don’t consume beef because they worship Kuan Yin more exclusively?

Gzhang: hahah giving them otak-otak? what if the otak2 is delicious :(

sim: funny you should mention that. i was just reading about broga hill moments before you posted this comment! looks good.. will think about it, heh

ky: haha good for you!

mike yip: they come in all shades and sizes

]]> By: Michael Yip http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555209 Michael Yip Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:33:48 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555209 Normally I'll just ignore them, if they try to be persistent, I'll ask them which temple they are from and they'll normally dash off. It's quite bad that some of these people are taking advantage of the public. Normally I’ll just ignore them, if they try to be persistent, I’ll ask them which temple they are from and they’ll normally dash off.

It’s quite bad that some of these people are taking advantage of the public.

]]> By: KY http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555208 KY Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:53:46 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555208 I met one at Klang while eating BKT and just told him off "real monks never beg for money", he simply walked away I met one at Klang while eating BKT and just told him off “real monks never beg for money”, he simply walked away

]]> By: sim http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555205 sim Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:19:22 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555205 Still wanna do some trekking ma? quickly head to Broga Hill with your friends then..... located at Semenyih....very very nice view to see sunrise as well Still wanna do some trekking ma? quickly head to Broga Hill with your friends then….. located at Semenyih….very very nice view to see sunrise as well

]]> By: Gzhang http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555200 Gzhang Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:32:31 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555200 I remember there being an article in the Star a few years back about this. It basically said all those things you said and have avoided these 'monks'. Cindy's suggestion is not that bad either XD I remember there being an article in the Star a few years back about this. It basically said all those things you said and have avoided these ‘monks’. Cindy’s suggestion is not that bad either XD

]]> By: ahseng http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555199 ahseng Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555199 i saw fake monks in SG eating Beef Kway Teow soup in public. beat that. i saw fake monks in SG eating Beef Kway Teow soup in public. beat that.

]]> By: mad http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555194 mad Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:14:03 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555194 If you could make some big bucks being a fake monk, it would be worth shaving your head lah. If you could make some big bucks being a fake monk, it would be worth shaving your head lah.

]]> By: Cindy http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555193 Cindy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:53:13 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555193 Every time I see fake monk I will turned to people around me and say outloud “THEY ARE FAKE, dun give them money. Once I even put one otak- otak in his bowl. I miss YBF too… the old YBF… nice hymns? Every time I see fake monk I will turned to people around me and say outloud “THEY ARE FAKE, dun give them money.
Once I even put one otak- otak in his bowl.
I miss YBF too… the old YBF… nice hymns?

]]> By: Tan Yee Wei http://www.suanie.net/2009/06/04/of-fake-buddhist-monks-and-the-buddhist-culture/#comment-555192 Tan Yee Wei Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:41:23 +0000 http://www.suanie.net/?p=1840#comment-555192 Ah, understood =) Ah, understood =)

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