Buddhist Ringtones
• Asian
Thailand's youth enjoy cell phone ringtones that sound like orgasms. Buddhists aren't amused.
"Some sounds seem to provoke unwholesome thoughts, such as the sound of a woman moaning in a sexual manner," complained Phra Phayom Kalayano, one of Thailand's most prominent monks. Instead, he is promoting a Buddhist alternative: not the sound of one hand clapping, exactly, but recordings of Buddhist homilies.
Modern mantras include: "It is better to sweat from hard work than cry from laziness, which encourages poverty." Or "Compose yourself before answering this call... Avoid being irascible and causing disputes." The best seller turns out to be: "Anger is stupidity, fury is madness."