Fancy this! A Buddhist temple without monks! In central Thailand, the abbot and all the three other monks there were tested positive for methamphetamine and had to be sent to a clinic to undergo drug rehabilitation. Forget the 227 rules of the Basket of Monastic Law, the Vinaya Piṭaka that a fully ordained monk has to abide to. Looked like one of the precepts for lay Buddhist has been broken, the fifth of the five precepts: Suramerayamajja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness. Do you think these monks ought to be defrocked?
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