In this episode, I introduce one web video news about actions by some Buddhist monks which became a popular topic in January 2019.
According to the news, a monk received a traffic ticket because he drove a car in his robe. The monk and his temple did not accept to pay the penalty insisting that it is very normal and totally safe for them to drive a car in their robe, and it will be very inconvenient if they cannot drive a car anymore in their robes.
Several other monks from all over Japan uploaded various video clips on twitter with a hashtag #僧衣でできるもん("Soui de dekirumon" = I can do this in my robe!). In these video clips, they are showing them doing juggling, Skipping ropes, Skate boarding etc. in their robes.
Key Words
Buddhism = "Bukkyo" 仏教
Buddhist Monks = "Souryo" 僧侶 or "Oboosan" お坊さん
Buddhist Monks' Robe = "Soui" 僧衣
Buddhism ="Bukkyou" 仏教
Original Video
TBS News on You Tube (From News23 on 8 January 2019)
https://youtu.be/0qHomsrGyjg
サマリー
2019年1月にTwitterで話題になった「創意でできるもん」というハッシュタグは、僧侶たちのユニークなパフォーマンス動画を広めています。福井県での交通違反取り締まりがきっかけとなり、僧侶の運転スタイルについての議論も巻き起こっています。