On the quiet afternoon of August 9, Wat Ratsadhattaram (Old Canal) in Bang Sai district, Ayutthaya province unexpectedly became the centre of controversy. A video posted on TikTok featuring a girl cosily embracing a man wearing what appeared like a Buddhist monk’s apparel and sipping beer close to him went viral. The man’s monk robes and the spiritual paraphernalia surrounding them quickly ignited a debate amongst online viewers.
The lady, in her video, was seen sporting informal apparel and was filmed having fun with a cold beer, sitting beside what gave the impression to be a Buddhist monk. Prayer flags, candlesticks, and different temple objects littered about advised that the situation was a monastery.
In extra such uploads on the woman’s TikTok channel, she was seen strolling playfully with the identical man who was nonetheless in a monk’s gown, akin to leisurely bird-watching walks. The movies left viewers shocked and urged them to query the place the place they had been filmed.
Upon investigation, it was revealed that the TikTok videos had been filmed on the temple grounds of Wat Ratsadhattaram (Old Canal). The Head Monk of the temple, 62 years previous Vayamo, later confirmed that the person depicted in the videos was certainly a former junior monk, often recognized as Pong, who had studied and lived within the monastery for 3 years.
“Pong was genuinely remorseful for his actions, having requested to leave monastic life the day after the incident. His dad and mom were the primary to see the video and have been understandably dismayed at his behaviour. They asked to have him depart his non secular life behind, as he had didn’t uphold the Dharma.”
One extra monk, who featured within the video whereas the girl was consuming beer, was recognized as Somchai. But Quadruple clarified that he had nothing to do with the TikTok movies.
“The man you see in the video is certainly me, but I had no interplay with or any knowledge concerning the girl.”
The lady had arrived on the monastery in a rented pickup truck, in search of a specific monk who was finding out on the monastery at the time. On the day of the incident, the lady insisted on staying in a single day with Somchai but was refused. Finally, with mixed intervention from her parents and the locals, she was persuaded to return residence..