Who here remembers Hare Krishna panhandlers?New York City Buddhist leaders are sounding the alarm to tourists: Beware the "fake monks."
Men in orange robes claiming to be Buddhist monks are approaching visitors to some of the city's most popular attractions, handing them shiny medallions and offering greetings of peace. They then hit them up for donations to help them build a temple in Thailand, and are persistent if their demands are refused.
"The problem seems to be increasing," said the Rev. TK Nakagaki, president of the Buddhist Council of New York, a group that represents nearly two dozen Buddhist temples. "They are very aggressive and hostile if you don't give them money."
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As if Thailand needs more temples. . . .
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Re: Fake buddhist monks
Don't we all?Doctor X wrote:As if Thailand needs more temples. . . .
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Depends on the temple's Goddess:izittrue wrote:Don't we all?Doctor X wrote:As if Thailand needs more temples. . . .
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"It was the criticisms of Doc X, actually, that let me see more clearly how far the hypocrisy had gone." – clarsct
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