Buddhist monk indicted over stimulant drug use in Niigata

Friday 02nd October, 04:22 AM JST

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bgaudry at 10:38 AM JST - 2nd October

Sure he wasn't the high priest?
BlackOut at 10:54 AM JST - 2nd October

japanese buddhist is just a joke. how can a buddhist monk get marry, have sex, drinking. etc!

whatever the reasons for them to do this, it isn't Buddhist the way Buddha thought.
michaelqtodd at 10:59 AM JST - 2nd October

I do not personally mind that they do drugs so much and am sure most Kapanese know it goes on.It`s the enjo kosai that concerns me.I certainly do not toss any money in their box or buy their gimmicks
Yelnats at 12:15 PM JST - 2nd October

One becomes a Japanese Buddhist Monk so one does not have to pay taxes. The biggest houses I see in Japan are always owned by Monks.
ratpack at 02:36 PM JST - 2nd October

One of my old students is a buddhist monk. He owns not 1, not 2,3, or 4 but 5 houses. He is out every night of the week drinking here and there and usually always ends up at the girly bars folking over more cash than you care to count.
dolphingirl at 03:37 PM JST - 2nd October

Kind of funny. Maybe he was searching for nirvana and needed a bit of a lift! Actually, when I think about it, it's not so strange. Other cultures have also used drugs in attempt to find enlightenment.

On another note, I highly doubt that the urine test was 'voluntary'. Well, at least he was't caught with possession. He should be out within 30 days.
Osakadaz at 04:42 PM JST - 2nd October

Yes,religion is a great way to avoid taxes and has traditionally been used to launder dirty yakuza money since the ages.Obviously the the fruit doesn't fall far from the bodhi tree.
timeon at 05:21 PM JST - 2nd October

well, that's a convenient shortcut to sattori. these guys have a much better job than mine: no tax, great cars and houses, motivational sniffin. where do I sign up?
LIBERTAS at 05:24 PM JST - 2nd October

Om! Nirvana!
bgaudry at 05:29 PM JST - 2nd October

He should say Sakai gave it to him, easy way outta this!
niran at 05:42 PM JST - 2nd October

Haa haahahaha
PepinGalarga at 08:50 PM JST - 2nd October

i thought they would prefer ritalin over stimulants.
KitsuneYoukai at 10:23 PM JST - 2nd October

How is he supposed to reach enlightenment without help, come on!
ca1ic0cat at 10:50 PM JST - 2nd October

Buddists want to be stimulated? I don't get it. BTW, ritalin is a stimulant.

I guess that's a higher mental plane then?
PepinGalarga at 08:23 PM JST - 3rd October

wow, cool, learn something new every day. just read about LSD too, which would probably work even better for them.