webfact Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Amulets In High Demand After Monk Prediction On Cave 13 By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer An undated photo of the amulets. BANGKOK — Amulets produced by a prominent mystic Thai monk had rocketed in price and become scarce by Thursday after he correctly predicted the fate of 13 missing people inside a cave in Chiang Rai province. Kruba Boonchum Yansangwaro, 53, predicted on Sunday – before the discovery of 12 boys and their football coach – that they were safe and would be found within two to three days. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/2018/07/05/amulets-in-high-demand-after-monk-prediction-on-cave-13/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-07-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Slowly shaking my head.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 gave up with the human race years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Whilst the Monk, who predicted a bad end to this story and that they would not be found alive , his Amulets price has plummeted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Shame that the level of Mumbo Jumbo is going up now. Just hope the boys all get out safely and it won't be because of this Amulet and monk, nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I bought some pills shaped like that. I thought they were aspirin, but they made my headache worse. And I had visions, heard voices, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Pity he didn't predicted the shameful and disgraceful conducts of his fellow high ranking clergyman stealing millions from their temples and poor worshippers and warn them of their misdeeds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Quote Dealers were trading older amulets by as much as 150,000 baht at Thippanaet Amulet Market in Chiang Mai city, up from 40,000 baht to 50,000 just a week ago. This could be the next bitcoin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, Damrongsak said: I bought some pills shaped like that. I thought they were aspirin, but they made my headache worse. And I had visions, heard voices, etc. Did the voices , tell you 6 special numbers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 44 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: Shame that the level of Mumbo Jumbo is going up now. Just hope the boys all get out safely and it won't be because of this Amulet and monk, nonsense. "Against stupidity the gods themselves fail to contend." If I was this monk I would diversify and go into the magic bean trade while I was at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 OMG! Or should I say OMB! I just noticed that the lines in the palm of my right hand look just about like the maps of the cave I've seen. Too bad I don't have a wart where they were found, just to the left of my middle finger ("Pattaya Beach"). Hummuna, Hummana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Superstitious peasants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Right up there with snake oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 minute ago, PatOngo said: Right up there with snake oil. I know the price for rice, rubber and pineapples is terribly low this season. Hopefully snake oil prices will make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 42 minutes ago, ezzra said: Pity he didn't predicted the shameful and disgraceful conducts of his fellow high ranking clergyman stealing millions from their temples and poor worshippers and warn them of their misdeeds... He was prob one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, stanleycoin said: Shame that the level of Mumbo Jumbo is going up now. Just hope the boys all get out safely and it won't be because of this Amulet and monk, nonsense. Yes. And the irony of ironies of all this is that strictly speaking Buddhist monks are not supposed to get involved with predictions and fortune-telling anyway - and certainly not with selling amulets! Ajarn Brahmavamso writes (very interestingly): 'A corrupt monk who tells fortunes for money, gives talks in exchange for gifts or practises any similar form of wrong livelihood [including fortune-telling] has a special name in Buddhism -- he is called allajji (rhymes with Apache), meaning "shameless". Good monks are advised to shun shameless ones and if a group of allajji monks congregate in a neighbourhood the good monks are to go there and send them away ...' As usual, Thai Buddhism, as frequently practised, is all too often a counterfeit variety of the genuine religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 44 minutes ago, Damrongsak said: I bought some pills shaped like that. I thought they were aspirin, but they made my headache worse. And I had visions, heard voices, etc. Dont take any more pills you are going crazy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 The Thai scammers have found another way to make money. Honestly, these monks are very clever. They know the Thais are very superstitious so they make lots of money out of them My wife goes to a fortune teller and she believes everything they tell her I just turn the music u louder when she starts talking about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeEyedRaven Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: Amulets produced by a prominent mystic Thai monk had rocketed in price and become scarce Further evidence that a fool and his money are swiftly parted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just another parasite praying on peoples desperation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 People will really fall for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 58 minutes ago, Darcula said: Quote Dealers were trading older amulets by as much as 150,000 baht at Thippanaet Amulet Market in Chiang Mai city, up from 40,000 baht to 50,000 just a week ago. This could be the next bitcoin. It would need a catchy name though. BitMonk or AmCoin spring to mind. edit: Not sure about ChipMonk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, bluesofa said: It would need a catchy name though. BitMonk or AmCoin spring to mind. edit: Not sure about ChipMonk though. Chipmonk gets my vote, maybe add an M and you get Chimpmonk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 minute ago, overherebc said: Chipmonk gets my vote, maybe add an M and you get Chimpmonk. I think you're just monkeying around now, it'll cause people to go ape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnet Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 You aint 'alf a naughty baaastard TV.. You know this story will get us biting and it does! Keep it coming. This pointless little cretin saw an opportunity to get fame and fortune and he got lucky. Let's hope the 'Karma' they also believe in comes back to him later on in life. I'm all for giving people hope but he is exploiting other people's misery. Let's hope Karma gets him on his journey home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I think you may have misunderstood this Monk, Obviously he is going to pass on every Baht he makes to the Children and their families........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Barnet said: You aint 'alf a naughty baaastard TV.. You know this story will get us biting and it does! Keep it coming. This pointless little cretin saw an opportunity to get fame and fortune and he got lucky. Let's hope the 'Karma' they also believe in comes back to him later on in life. I'm all for giving people hope but he is exploiting other people's misery. Let's hope Karma gets him on his journey home. Ha ha, that's rather schadenfreude isn't it - especially regarding religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: I think you may have misunderstood this Monk, Obviously he is going to pass on every Baht he makes to the Children and their families........ Less his expenses of course. That's how Western merciless groups charities operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Less his expenses of course. That's how Western merciless groups charities operate. Exactly & First Class isn't cheap ( I've seen this before ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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