［新明］四马路 15僧人‘集体化缘‘ ‘包围’公众讨钱惹议

[yokine3a]

Monks not supposed to touch money and own things. Some local monks and nuns no qualms accepting any pows given to them voluntarily but maybe can understand when cost of living in Sg high. But when I see them living a better life than me (drive car, go casino, wear lolex), I also shake head and lose any faith in religion.

I even know of local monk who put on weight during the Covid years! Dunno jiak simi ho liao.

Yes, they are not allowed to handle money, this is spelt out by buddha in our precepts.

Drive car maybe that car is not owned by them, but under the temple name. Go casino is definitely wrong, according to the precepts. But if he is a fake monk without committing to buddhism precepts, how do we fault him? Wear rolex is something interesting, to ordinary ppl like you, you know rolex is expensive watch, but to a monk, it is just a piece of device to tell time, he probably dun care expensive or not.

To us, we use dharma to govern anything in this world, so, dun use your social knowledge to judge a monk, instead you should learn to use dharma to judge him.

 

[Medicated Oil]

I think they also hoot..

I think they will give the bao to the tissue auntie.

 

[williewombat615]

Yes, they are not allowed to handle money, this is spelt out by buddha in our precepts.

Drive car maybe that car is not owned by them, but under the temple name. Go casino is definitely wrong, according to the precepts. But if he is a fake monk without committing to buddhism precepts, how do we fault him? Wear rolex is something interesting, to ordinary ppl like you, you know rolex is expensive watch, but to a monk, it is just a piece of device to tell time, he probably dun care expensive or not.

To us, we use dharma to govern anything in this world, so, dun use your social knowledge to judge a monk, instead you should learn to use dharma to judge him.

The words in bold… my family engaged this monk’s services for funeral prayers. One of my relatives said he ever saw the monk going to casino. Would you classify the monk as fake when he is providing prayer services?

On the point on not allowed to handle money… my mum has been giving red packets to monks at a certain temple during CNY for years. None of them ever rejected the ang pows.

 

[AUTUMN&WINTER]

Very easy to recognize the Thai monk real or fake.

1. They don’t ask for money but only take food offering, that’s real

2. Their eyebrows must be shaved then is real one

Thanks for sharing. I know no. 1 but did not know about no. 2. Will take note.

 

[AUTUMN&WINTER]

The words in bold… my family engaged this monk’s services for funeral prayers. One of my relatives said he ever saw the monk going to casino. Would you classify the monk as fake when he is providing prayer services?

On the point on not allowed to handle money… my mum has been giving red packets to monks at a certain temple during CNY for years. None of them ever rejected the ang pows.

Giving ang pows willingly to the monks at the temple is ok. It's a way of accumulating merits. The monks did not ask for it, we give willingly. Sometimes I give ang bao to monks at the temple, they did not reject but they put the ang baos in the donation box. It's different from 化缘 when the monks ask for offerings. When the monks 化缘, we can only offer food.

Practicing Buddhists will only engage true monks because we know who are the true monks.

 

[dhlnsz]

Every day morning, there are monks and temple helpers from a Local thai temple collecting food alms near hawker centres in bedok and tampines round market. These are real, proper monks from Palelai thai temple in Tanah Merah, they only accept food, not money. If you want to make merit, you can donate food to them.

Visit Palelai temple website

https://palelaibuddhisttemple.org/visiting-palelai/#daily-schedule

Alms-round (Pindapata)​

The daily alms-round, where monks (bhikkhus) gather alms-food in their alms-bowls while barefooted, is practised by the resident bhikkhus of Palelai Buddhist Temple. This practice allows the public to learn about the Theravada Buddhist tradition's monastic way of living and the mutual support between monastics and lay supporters.
Anyone is welcome to offer only consumable and/or uncooked food requisites into the bhikkhus’ alms-bowls. The bhikkhus are accompanied by our volunteers to the alms-round that takes place at 8:15am to 8:45am at the following locations:

Monday - Blk 823 Tampines Market
Tuesday - Blk 85 Bedok North Street 4 Food Centre
Wednesday - Blk 216 Bedok North Street 1 Food Centre
Thursday - Blk 16 Bedok South Market & Food Centre
Friday - Blk 511 Bedok North Street 3 Food Centre
Saturday - Blk 538 Bedok North Food Centre
Sunday - Blk 58 Upper Changi Road (closed until 15 December 2023, pindapata will be held at Tampines Round Market & Food Centre, 137 Tampines Street 11 during this period)

Upon returning to the monastery, volunteers will re-offer the cooked food to the bhikkhus during the meal offerings of the same day. All uncooked food requisites will be utilised responsibly by the Kitchen to prepare the subsequent days’ meals.

 

[charleslee1989]

Due to 30 days Visa-free from a certain country?

 

[yokine3a]

The words in bold… my family engaged this monk’s services for funeral prayers. One of my relatives said he ever saw the monk going to casino. Would you classify the monk as fake when he is providing prayer services?

As stated by another bro, botak with a robe doesn't mean he is a monk. For your case, his job is provide prayer service. He is a monk or not I dunno, maybe you can ask him to show you his 度牒, this is a cert to prove where n when he became monk. Then you can report him to the temple saying you saw him going to casino, his senior monk should know what to do.

 

[Kavairs]

These are fake monks, juz ignore them.

If wanna donate, juz put your money into those charity boxes outside the temple.

 

[tomatosause]

Back in December i saw monks in the gucci shop at airport…

knn limbei work so long also cannot afford

 

[BMWguy]

Just last few days 初2 I saw 1 of them at the Queen street at coffeeshop opp the temple order char siew rice... I scratched my head and in full monks robe no less

u shd have taken a photo and publish here

 

[dhlnsz]

I give food alms to monks from Palelai Buddhist temple only.

 

[Laguna123]

Very easy to recognize the Thai monk real or fake.

1. They don’t ask for money but only take food offering, that’s real

2. Their eyebrows must be shaved then is real one

Why monk must shave off eyebrows? Only knew that the alms bowl they use can only ask for foods?

 

[trojanhorse]

Fake monks and gay monks existed in Singapore long ago!

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[begintoend]

why they go guanyin temple?

why the monks dun go to the buddhist temple to ask?


i is not scared bad karma,
i will confront the monk on their purpose huan....
chest front walk upright...

 

[3dollar]

Singaporeans too easy to bully

 

[Lareina]

Why this appear in news only no mention of police to intervene this cuz it's illegal and causing public disturbance?
All the aunties unkers dunno how to contact mata??

 

[TUV2008]

Why monk must shave off eyebrows? Only knew that the alms bowl they use can only ask for foods?

I only refer to Thai monk not all the monk.

 

[bigrooster]

Some lay people, in a haste to "gain merits", even if they might have half-doubt on these "monks", would also give them money.

These scammers give a bad name to the real practising monastics and the religion; they are committing unwholesome actions themselves too. More people should call them out and stop feeding their deceptive lies and pockets.

Devotees, if they wish, could give alms food to legit monks on alms rounds (e.g. from Palelai Buddhist Temple), donate to the temples directly, or give to other legit charities.

 

[menthol28]

u shd have taken a photo and publish here

Lol... I dun like to snipe others.
After he taken his char siew png, the hawker assistant also looks at me in disbelief
Like what some mentioned some monks can eat meat and like some monks in China, they can go KTV and call chicken... So we dun kaypoh so much, as long as got hai gongs donate to them who are we to say it's wrong. Sinkies hai gongs happy 就好