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Aged monk expelled for drunk rampage

NAKORN RATCHASIMA – An elderly monk was expelled from th monkhood after a drunken rampage during which he destroyed his living quarters and allegedly threatened police who tried to calm him down.

Police they received a complaint from the head monk of Wat Buraphapimol in Phimai district that a monk was acting out of control and destroying temple property on Monday.

Police said the out of control monk, Bunlom Mahawiro, 70, resisted arrest when they tried to stop him from destroying his living quarters and refused to let police search his room.

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  • henrypalm

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    Discussion 2 : 27 Nov 2012 at 18.382

    I've remarked three things here
    1 - He has been living in the temple until his 70's. Was'nt anything discovered during all the years he lived there?
    2 - Why does he drinking for ?
    3 - Are there any random checks of the monk's possession at all?

    I hate this arrogation that he was very close to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

  • jacksprat

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    Discussion 1 : 27 Nov 2012 at 18.301

    Be interesting to know who long he had been a monk. His age doesn't tell us that.

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