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Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
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 Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: buddhist monk riot: you tube request |
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i was just reading about korean buddhism today and i never realised that two factions of monks had a full on riot in 1999, does anyone know if there is any footage of it anywhere on youtube or revver etc?
i would love to see a bunch of buddhists hitting each other with chairs for some reason  |
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mateomiguel
Joined: 16 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| chairs? They didn't need chairs. It was a telekinetic superpowered tae-kwon-do extravaganza! But all the electronic devices that tried to record the event only show static and occasional flashes of light. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen i before on a show called Maximun Exposure (I think), maybe if you google the show you can find it?
It was one hell of a throwdown...But no chairs... |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=bH9pTer7ekI
I'm Buddhist, but this was shameful. I'm reminded of this everytime I see a monk with a cell-phone, wearing Nike shoes, or driving an Equus. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Monks rioting. Meeeh.
Thepolice ladder breaking was the best part! What a gem! |
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duns0014
Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Location: Ilsan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Troll_Bait wrote: |
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bH9pTer7ekI
I'm Buddhist, but this was shameful. I'm reminded of this everytime I see a monk with a cell-phone, wearing Nike shoes, or driving an Equus. |
What does violence have to do with wearing shoes? |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| duns0014 wrote: |
| Troll_Bait wrote: |
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bH9pTer7ekI
I'm Buddhist, but this was shameful. I'm reminded of this everytime I see a monk with a cell-phone, wearing Nike shoes, or driving an Equus. |
What does violence have to do with wearing shoes? |
Buddhists are not supposed to be attached to material things, such as cars, money, etc. It's one of the most basic things (The Four Noble Truths).
This riot was basically a power struggle between factions who wanted to take over the temple, and thus control its money.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9812/23/korea.monks/
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Money at heart of dispute
Many religion experts agree that power and money are at the center of the struggle.
The victorious faction gets to control an annual budget of $10 million, millions of dollars in property and appoint 1,700 monks to various duties. In the past, those on the losing side were accused of corruption and deprived of their status as monks. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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monks have always been fighting! you think sholin fighters were there just to do shows!! they were there to fight and kill to keep peace!
the chatholic church killed millions in the name of GOD!
muslims! lets not even go there...
monks need to fight back also..
end of the day just becuase they wear robes! doesnt mean they are 100% pure ! like they dont drink and smoke! everyone takes it so far
some further and others.. |
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koon_taung_daeng
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Location: south korea
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| in thailand monks where bulletproof vests because of the muslim scum! and christians are the worst brain washing children to believe in a lake of permanent fire that you and your whole family will go to if you do not believe in an invisible man that ripped out a mans rib to make women. Also have you ever wondered why we still eat apples if its so damn forbidden? |
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Treefarmer
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:28 am Post subject: |
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monks developed taic chi into kung fu as a way of defending themselves and that shit has nothing to do with proper monks of any persusasion who actually invented a lot of shit we take for granted, like wine, and
but that was col wathcing the poice fall out of a cherry picker
more please D |
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