Kilted Friday - encounter with the monks

[Tim Little]

when i was going to culinary school i remember one of my books mentioned that buddist monks actually used saffron and tumeric to dye their robes.

That makes sense; I'll have to ask "my" monk/teacher when I next see him. (American-born of Scottish descent, so I'm sure he'd get a kick out of this thread!)

Incidentally, using STA's "Tartan Ferret" it looks like there are indeed 2 tartans associated with the Samye Buddhist monastery:

Samye, posted previously:



... and Samye Sangha, which seems to better fit the description mentioned above by Mr. MacDougall



Namaste/Slainte!

[Tommy Hunt]

Paul X608 and myself were walking in the historic section of Fredericksburg headed to one of my favorite watering holes. It had been a hectic work week for us both. We each had on kilts tailored by Rocky of USA Kilts.

We had received a number of smiles and hellos from the ladies, when we became surrounded by a group of orange robed Buddist monks. They wanted to know if we were from Scotland. It must have been a sight for the tourists two kilted guys and Buddist monks!

Cool! As a practicing Buddhist (Tibetan tradition) I'm sure the monks loved meeting you guys. Btw it's interesting the strong similarities between some Celtic beliefs and Buddhist beliefs - the interconnectedness of all things being one of them.

[Panache]

I think that this thread would be better suited for the "General Kilt Talk" forum instead of the "Traditional Kilt" forum.

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Cheers

Jamie