Let me preface this by saying that i am from myanmar and i follow theravada buddhism.
I have been ordained before and have seen my fair share of fake monks. People that only turned to monkhood for easy living, to avoid loan sharks, avoid conscription and so on.
They wear the robes but live like normal people.
They eat after 12, drink beer, gamble, masturbate, pay for prost**tes. You couldn’t tell them apart from normal people if they weren’t wearing the robes
So i’m very skeptical whenever i see a monk if they truly want to achieve enlightenment or are just here for the easy life.
Today i saw this guy on tiktok and something about him gave me the ick i used to get back when i was in the monastery and was living with those fake monks.
I don’t know how to explain it or put it into words but he makes Buddhism look like a tiktok trend.
And his replies in the comments are inappropriate for a monk.
Am i just schizo or what do you guys think?