Buddhist Monks in...Louis Vuitton?

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Scandal is afoot among Buddhist monks: In a video uploaded to YouTube on May 22, three monks flying in a private jet have Louis Vuitton bags, headphones, and sunglasses. The Office of National Buddhism director-general Nopparat Benjawatananun told the Associate Press that the monks, who are from a monastery in Thailand's northeast, have been told "not to repeat the lavish behavior." [Racked National]