What happened here?

There is in Kanchanaburi Province, to the west of Bangkok, not just the much feted "Bridge over the River Kwai" but also the the great tourist attraction, the Tiger Temple, which is a Buddhist temple where they house tame and friendly tigers.  In fact, they are so friendly that the monks welcome tourists to come and see and be with the tigers in their temple habitat.  And the tourists do go, in their thousands every year. 

Well something went wrong during the past week for the temple's abbot (pictured) was attacked by one of their 'house friendly' tigers. 

The abbot, Phra Vissuthisaradhera, or more simply Luangta Chan, was taking one of his much loved tigers for a walk when he slipped and fell, thus startling the tiger which then reacted out of fear, or so the story goes.  Luangta Chan assured the public that this was not the attack of a vicious tiger but the reaction of his friend whom he had frightened as a result of his fall.  It was his fault.  The abbot also explained that the tiger, like all of us, has been affected by the recent hot weather and so is a little touchy at the moment.  And finally, the abbot explained he had been away for a long time and so the tiger was a little unsure, as you would be, after not seeing a friend for so long.   

None of it was the fault of the tiger and all was explained so that no one has to fear Hern Fa, the abbot's beloved tiger.  So it is business as usual hopefully for the temple as there is a lucrative tourist trade to be had. 

This is a great story with a message.  Is it about the laying of blame or the accepting of responsibility?  Is it about temples doing business?  Is it about business must go on, no matter what?  Is it about friendships and relationships?  Is it about our love of animals? Or?  You can just choose your own message.  It is a story with a difference and as the abbot said, if Hern Fa was serious, he would have done real damage to the beloved abbot.