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THE IRISH BUDDHIST Union (IBU) has warned people in Dublin city centre not to be conned by a fake monk who asks people for money.
The man is known to gardaí and shopowners for pestering people around the Grafton Street and O’Connell Street areas. He is dressed in full Buddhist robes and carries around a trinket in which he collects cash.
He is claiming that the money is a donation for his school.
The IBU was contacted by members of the public in recent weeks who wanted to know if the man was really a monk.
The IBU explained that some teachers may look for donations to rent out rooms/areas for meditation or services but that it would never approach people on the street looking for money in this way.
Reverend Myozan Kodo Kilroy, president of the Irish Buddhist Union, an umbrella group for Buddhist organisations in Ireland, said the public needs to be wary when giving money to people purporting to be collectors for Buddhism.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, he said: “The public need to be wary of people presenting themselves as Buddhist clergy with next to no credentials at all. The problem of fake Buddhist clergy approaching the public for money has become a problem in many North American cities, and it has just recently arrived in Ireland.
“It brings legitimate Buddhist clergy into disrepute, and that is a matter of concern. A few simple questions can help you identify if you’re dealing with a fake Buddhist monk or not. What school of Buddhism are they from? Where is their centre of practice in Ireland? Who was their teacher? If they’re vague on any of these questions, the chances are they are fake.”
Anyone with concerns are urged to contact the Irish Buddhist Union at ibu.ie.
“Certainly, with Buddhism growing so quickly in Ireland, the public need to be certain that they are dealing with genuine Buddhist monks and teachers, with the authority to teach and from a genuine tradition.
“There are fakes and chancers out there, sure. But people also need to know that most Buddhist organisations and teachers in Ireland are genuine, can be trusted, and are offering teachings that can help us all enrich our lives, find peace within ourselves, and contribute positively to the wider society,” the reverend added.
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See, this is what happens when you slag off the red line.
Ha exactly.
Yup… those red liners will be laughing all the way to the post office or the methadone clinic this Wednesday morning wondering just what exactly is this ‘work’ thing that their South Dublin counterparts are so concerned to be missing.
Red Line is South Dublin from Saggart to Houston Station. At least consult a compass when composing your slurs!
Autocorrect thinks it’s in Texas.
Very funny Drew … not.
Drew the south Dubliners have to “work” as you put it to afford the shed loads of cocaine every weekend!
Aye we do…. For taxes purposes though we’re working to afford our ‘columbian overseas foreign aid’ donation.
Running the red line through gang territory has now paid off. Its so used to gun shots puny lightening doesn’t frighten it
Was there not a stabbing on the green line recently????
Another blow in who probably doesn’t have a clue..
There was, my comment was tongue in cheek (written onboard a red line tram)
The new machine gun turret on top will have that sorted .
Funny too, Felix. We might be posting from the same train.
**looks around nervously**
@ Shane Walsh only spotting your comment now:
If using the red line since its inception in 2004 first for school & college, and now to go to work making in excess of 460 trips per year (allowing for annual leave/bank holidays) for the last 6/7yrs qualifies me as a blow in so be it
Good response to my early morning moany reply. Remind me to shake your hand at the Kingswood Stop in the morning ;) ;)
^^^now thats freaky!! :-)
hahahaha :) :) :) Happy Wednesday.
Shussss don’t tell anyone
Threw a fuse in her. Be grand. If she keeps blowing throw a bit of fag paper or a 10 mil bolt in her. Also be grand. Ish.
Its same problem as yesterday. They dont have the skills to repair. Any technical fault and they have to go to the foreign companies that built it. Makes you wonder why they pay local engineers? After last nights investigations they have just madw the problem worse by disabling the whole line.
Fragile wee thing that Luas….
This is obviously God’s way of telling liberal South Dublin to vote No! Subtle, but I get the message.
Not a bad thing, considering that Enda’s gang were lying in wait to ambush the electorate for a vote on something that they dont really give a s**t about.
It’s that Breda O’brien playing with the new testiment weather kit …
It’s running again now
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