Meet the Buddhist monks powering LCFC to glory

Sport360 staff 15:56 01/05/2016
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    CNN’s Christina McFarlane went to Thailand, the home of Leicester City’s owners, to meet the monks that have for three years been visiting the club to bless the pitch, bestow special sacred cloths on the players and spread karma.

    Chief monk Phra Prommangkalachan told McFarlane, “When they were at the bottom of the Premier League, Mr Vichai said ‘we do not have enough merit.’ He is a Buddhist who truly believes in good and bad karma. So he set about making good karma by building temples and supporting ordained monks both in and out of the country. He was determined to make good karma, and he has become successful.”

    He also described his first meeting with the club’s players: “Well, they’re from a different religion. They’re not Buddhists, therefore for our first meeting they were a bit indifferent. But Mr Vichai wanted blessings made for the club and each individual player, so we did the water-blessing with them. After a while they conformed to what the club wanted and they liked to perform the blessings which were auspicious and morale-boosting for them.”

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