`Неправилно поведение на монаси: Масивен секс скандал разклаща Будистки духовници на Тайланд
Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left the devout questioning their faith.
Thai police this week arrested a woman accused of bedding at least 11 monks in violation of their vows of celibacy, before blackmailing them with thousands of secretly taken photos of their trysts.
The monks are said to have paid nearly $12 million, funnelled out of their monasteries funded by donations from laypeople hoping to increase their merit and prospects for reincarnation.
The scandal provoked outrage over hypocrisy in the monkhood, concern their status shields them from scrutiny, and soul-searching across society about the role of Религия.
" Не вземам участие в религията, както преди бях ", сподели 33-годишният водач на такси за мотоциклети Монгкол Судатип пред AFP. " Вече не се почитам. " restore public trust " with a sweeping police probe into the grubby affai...
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