Buddhism and its Aversion of Sports

Buddhism and its Aversion of Sports

Even though there is no precept prohibiting lay person in engaging in sports, it is strictly prohibited for Buddhist Monks.

The reasons are clear.

Even Chuck Gudu is prohibited for a novice monk.

This is why I am against any religion recruiting young ones under 18 for priesthood.

Once the raw ones get in it is difficult to wean them.

Prohibiting sports and any viewing of arts and plays for monks are exquisitely laid down in Vinaya Pitakaya.

One is addiction.

The two is prediction.

The three is charms for winning a game.

Fourth is betting.

The fifth is watching the game play for entertainment (mental preoccupation).

Already a guy has died of a heart attack after his favorite team lost.

There are going to be few in coming weeks.

I was one of them whose adrenaline surge was way up, for all the World Cups from 1982 World Cup to 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Then it waned little by little and this world cup I woke up a little since it was held in Russia.

There is lot of adverse comments about Vladimir Putin, but for me he is a guy who loves sport unlike guys like Xi Jinping in China who is playing Casino with World (money) economics.

I think Buddhist monks should stop giving charms to our cricketers and wrapping them with Pirith Nula.

Wearing beads also prohibited even though lay persons use beads when meditating (it is actually not meditation but counting practice- I sympathize with them including my late mum)

Even without charms, young ones are doing well for Ceylon with the two spoilers (Chandimal and Angelo) out of the team.

I have many reasons for dislike these two (nothing personal) guys having seen them more than enough.

I thank our cricket administrators (Old Bookie Guys) for killing my interest in Ceylon cricket (not world cricket).

It is interesting how games develop.

A stick, a bar and a hole, ‘Chuck Gudu’.

A pencil and a few drawing on the earth and many varieties (I forget the names)of games.

I do not know who invented the ball.

From that point on man has never looked back, whatever the size, the shape of the ball or the type of the game played with the ball.

Football is a winner of all the ball games, probably due to its simple rules.