Buddhist Poor: Faith in Yellow Cloth or a Billion Orange Business?

Buddhist Poor: Faith in Yellow Cloth or a Billion Orange Business?

by: aekdon

If "Buddha Poor" is presented as the voice of the true Buddha in this day and age, it must be directly asked if the Buddha would want to have a company, a franchise and a fat deposit account, because what happens is more like direct sales than Dharma.

The Beginning: Dharma in the "Startup" Format

Buddhism is preached to a return to true sutras, no rituals, no eunuchs, it sounds respectable, but growth is not different from startups that have "start-up capital is faith," and then continue to expand, with temples, networks in Thailand and abroad, systematized in stages, like businesses that are modeling for an IPO.

When Dharma became a brand,

Whether it's claiming authenticity or selling divinity, it's finally on the same floor - it's a "faith package" to sell. The difference between a temple selling talisman and a Buddhist selling "true word" is like a soft drink that changes taste, but also in the same glass bottle: it's a temporary pleasure meal.

Contributions: Endless flowing watercourses

Faith money poured in like a river, but instead of hydrating the heart, it was suspected of being laundered through countless foundations and businesses before flowing back to feed organizations and authority figures, similar to the recycling of faith, so that there was almost no purity left.

Agent in Yellow Fabric = Direct Selling Agent?

The appointment of both monks and laity to be like the Selsman of the faith further reflects that the "yellow cloth" is used as a corporate uniform rather than as a symbol of disengagement, some as a role in the civil service, some as a religious policy, and some as a politician who plays more than a pragmatist.

Faith always has a price.

Thai society is an avid consumer ready to pay in all ages.

Before buying amulets, buying talismans.

Today, buy "authentic teachings."

Tomorrow, maybe buying the "NFT Sutra" or the "Metaverse Dharma" is not strange.

Thailand is a land where everything can be traded, even "Nirvana" can be priced if anyone dares to sell.

Conclusion

Buddhism is not different from the temples we criticize, it only changes the taste to be discreet, modern, and not full of incense smoke, but behind it is the network of money, the network of power, and the branding of faith, finally reflecting the painful truth:

"Thai religion today is not driven by dharma, but by ATM cards."

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