On a hillside in Katsunuma in the city of Koshu, Yamanashi prefecture, a Buddhist monk spends his days contemplating the grape and praising wine.
Talk about being in the zone! Some believe this 200-year-old monk in Mongolia is achieving Buddha-like powers through his meditation.
A YouTube video showing monks wearing designer sunglasses, headphones and luxury hand luggage created a stir in the Buddhist community. The monk seen wearing gold aviator sunglasses is now in a lot of trouble with Thai authorities.
Yet another Tibetan Buddhist monk doused himself in fuel and set fire to himself in China yesterday. This brings to ten the total number of monks who’ve resorted to this extreme form of protest since March this year.