"I accept to die with my saffron robe, I will not allow the authority to arrest and disrobed me as I have done nothing wrong in the Buddhist Vinaya. By this order, I cannot travel or escape to stay in any temple in the country, I must stay in this temple and accept to die in this place as a monkhood".Listen the report by RFA today (audio embedded here),
the problem happened with Venerable Koeun Ravy in Watt Soriyaaraam Bay-domram, Banan District, Battombong Province, South-West of Cambodia in the accusation of Vinaya offense on the code number 2 regarding "stealing".
According to the news, the scheme of stealing stemmed from few Achaa Watt or clergy leaders accused Ven. Keoun Ravy of stealing money in an amount of 200 dollars which it has been reserved for electricity bill. This accusation filed to the Kana Thera Saphea Khet or Provincial Buddhist Sangha Order (PBSO) by few clergy leaders in the temple in a support from one of the powerful local policemen. Referring this website, the PBSO didn't conduct investigation into the case but just follow the filing in the support of that powerful local policeman who is the member of the Cambodian People Party (CPP).
Seeing this, there are hundreds of laypeople including monks have paraded to support Ven. Keoun Ravy including opposition parties activists such as SRP and NRP in location. The people who came out to street to parade for the support of Ven. Keoun Ravy claimed that the Order by the PBSO is not just and it is politically motivated. Previously, Ven. Koeun Ravy has greeted the supports of opposition party members.
Ven. Keoun Ravy is 26 years old, he confirmed in the radio interview that "I accept to die in my saffron robe, I will not allow the authority to arrest and disrobed me as I have done nothing wrong in the Buddhist Vinaya. By this order, I cannot travel or escape to stay in any temple in the country, I must stay in this temple and accept to die in this place as a monkhood".Note that, the order (directive) of the PBSO has limited time period 15 days in between October 16 to November 1, 2011 for Ven. Koeun Ravy to choose two options: to volunteer disrobe himself or be forced to disrobe.
Let pray for Ven. Keoun Ravy together.
Dear friends,
ReplyDeleteone is a Bhikkhu by heart. If one is not a Bhikkhu by heart, he is not a Bhikkhu.
To be a Bhikkhu (Beggar) one does not need to wear a uniform or the protection by a group. Metta is his protection not the robe.
Don't let one be the gameball of politic, what ever side would think "To support him will be good for our personal fight"
Stay or got a real Bhikkhu by heart is much more important than to continue a fight. A Bhikkhu has peace in his heart, even if they would cut him into peaces, he would not bear a ill-will thought.
If a Bhikkhu leaves politic and people who are just interest in politic he will find everywhere a place to stay and people who would with joy listen to his talks.
Let real Bhikkhus be free and don't give them a mad smell with our unclean clothes we like to protect just what we like.
May this story finds a peaceful end and that all realize that struggle am fighting is not the way.
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with metta
Dear friends,
ReplyDeleteI invite you to send metta (good will) those people bearing anger and ill-will in there hear and even denounce people in telling they have done wrong things.
May they see there mistakes and change their ways in this life soon.
My lying, stealing, killing, abusing one would not find a peaceful life and his next existence would be not very good.
One who would harm a innocent would would find him self in hell.
So let us send those in delusion metta:
"May they find the right way to peace for them self with ease! May they be happy! May they be well!"
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with metta