On the quiet afternoon of August 9, Wat Ratsadhattaram (Old Canal) in Bang Sai district, Ayutthaya province unexpectedly turned the centre of controversy. A video posted on TikTok that includes a lady cosily embracing a person wearing what seemed like a Buddhist monk’s attire and sipping beer close to him went viral. The man’s monk robes and the non secular paraphernalia surrounding them quickly ignited a debate among online viewers.
The lady, in her video, was seen sporting informal attire and was filmed having fun with a cold beer, sitting beside what gave the impression to be a Buddhist monk. Prayer flags, candlesticks, and other temple objects littered about suggested 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 robe, akin to leisurely bird-watching walks. The videos left viewers shocked and urged them to question the place where they had been filmed.
Upon investigation, it was revealed that the TikTok movies have been filmed on the temple grounds of Wat Ratsadhattaram (Old Canal). The Head Monk of the temple, 62 years outdated Vayamo, later confirmed that the man depicted in the videos was certainly a former junior monk, generally recognized as Pong, who had studied and lived in the monastery for three years.
“Pong was genuinely remorseful for his actions, having requested to go away 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 requested to have him depart his non secular life behind, as he had failed to uphold the Dharma.”
One extra monk, who featured in the video while the woman was consuming beer, was recognized as Somchai. But Pattern clarified that he had nothing to do with the TikTok videos.
“The man you see in the video is indeed me, but I had no interplay with or any information in regards to the woman.”