Poor refuse collector donates his life savings to the temple before dying

[webfact]

Poor refuse collector donates his life savings to the temple before dying

 

Thai caption: Last merit making before dying

 

Relatives of a poor refuse collector said on Facebook that he had donated his life savings to a temple before he died.

 

"Taa Toi" (grandfather Toi) was pictured shirtless outside a 7-Eleven in Ban Mee and was said by his relatives to be a great man with a wonderful heart despite being poor. 

 

Apart from collecting trash he was known as a rag and bone man.

 

He left his collection of coins to a temple. 

 

There was a mountain of money for the monks to count. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[poohy]

Up to him i suppose but I find this very sad 

It's not as it Thai temples and their orange clothed inhabitants need or deserve it

[BobBKK]

Is he dead or not? be nice if his relatives helped this 'great man'.

 

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

There was a mountain of money for the monks to count.

And didn't they enjoy it - or their squeeze and local mod-con appliance dealer did

[from the home of CC]

if it made him feel contented prior to dying that's all that counts..

[justin case]

ah, the buy some karma

 

my <deleted>ty ex-wife and her parents make also donations to temple, for face & photo opportunity

 

but they are all <deleted>ty people in real life ...

 

last xx months since divorce, none of the thai family even bothered to visit their (grand)child ...

 

but they went to temple to buy good karma for all of them

[MaxLee]

Well the temple thanks and continues with their underground services

[ianezy0]

I have never met a poor rag n bone man ????

As they say, where there’s muck, there’s brass.

 

As long as he got his last wish ????

[emptypockets]

What on earth is a rag and bone man?

[Con Peoples Fund]

7 hours ago, poohy said:

Up to him i suppose but I find this very sad 

It's not as it Thai temples and their orange clothed inhabitants need or deserve it

Yes temples n monks dont need and they never asked for it. This man is clearly a good buddhist trying his best to gain as much merit as possible in this life. Om Mani Pedme Hung. Hope he is in western paradise now and no more suffering for him anymore

[Orton Rd]

There is no karma, nirvana or hell, he would have done better to have left it to a dog charity

[thailand49]

1 hour ago, emptypockets said:

What on earth is a rag and bone man?

Simple do the math!  he is wearing rags barely have anything to eat so he is as thin to his bones.????

[8OA8]

25 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Simple do the math!  he is wearing rags barely have anything to eat so he is as thin to his bones.????

The history of the term Rag and Bone Man that was used in the UK when I was young can be found here.

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag-and-bone_man

 

The BBC TV show, Steptoe and Son was a pretty good take off of the Rag'n Bone Man.

https://youtu.be/y4T0_GyzEgg