Buddhist nuns seen driving sports cars and drinking beer while a monk is spotted perusing pornographic DVDs
Taiwan News
Date: 2016/11/08
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Over the past week, netizens have posted a series of images and videos on the popular Taiwanese
Facebook group Baoliao Commune and the bulletin board website PTT showing Buddhist nuns and monks seemingly breaking every vow in the book, including driving an ostentatious sports car, wearing designer jewelry, drinking beer, eating meat, shoplifting and perusing porn.
A nun, who netizens have nicknamed “Chanel Bhikkhuni,” was spotted speeding away in a Toyota 86 sports car that even had an aftermarket spoiler added on the back. Spoilers are usually added to improve the aerodynamics and maintain stability of a car at high velocities, so this nun has got a need for speed.
A bhikkhuni is a fully ordained female monastic in the Buddhist religion. In Taiwan, Buddhist nuns are usually subject to Vinaya or a set of 348 rules, which normally include bans on eating meat, drinking alcohol, sensual misconduct, and generally prescribe an ascetic lifestyle with material possessions kept to a bare minimum. [FULL STORY]