Torneyboy Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Shoping in ChinaTown/Thainatown today. Noticed in a Thai shop some women clipping bank notes onto a tree. They were taking it to the Temple tomorrow. I gather it is something to do with the Monks ..June-August...can not leave the temples. So the cash is to help with temple needs etc? Not sure ...first time i have seen this Money tree. info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Hi, This is very common, not tied to any time of the year. It is basically a form of 'tham boon'. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Thanks...thought she was trying to say donation. But we put money in the boxes and or in envelopes for the Monks. So is another way of doing it....must have been 15000 thb on the one i saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 yes it is very common; i have seen it many times. tham boon is some kind of donation, the Thais do at the temples. it can be money or food for the monks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 I saw this money trees also on marriage partys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 HI TB, I guess thai parents don`t use this line when presented with an unreasonable request by their children "Do you think money grows on trees?" I have heard i referred to as Dton Dtok Ngun in thai. ต้นตกเงิน Literally "Tree Fishing for Money". Cheers Hua Nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Mentors said:I saw this money trees also on marriage partys You sure?...in Thailand? Wife says ..only in the temples :dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 >>>Dton Dtok Ngun in thai.<<< is it 'dtok' - fishing, or 'dtork' - flower? the 'dhork' - flower would be more logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hua N...Fly :: :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 or another one could be 'tok' - falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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