Bill Spornitz on 16 Apr 2001 15:10:29 -0000 |
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<nettime> disposal of surplus buddhas |
Is it just me, or is it generally okay to destroy buddhas (I mean, from a buddhist perspective, like?) ?b Taliban destroy giant Buddha statues THE ARTS REPORT - CBC Radio http://infoculture.cbc.ca/archives/misc/misc_03122001_taliban.phtml The Buddhas were blown up with dynamite. TORONTO - A spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban militia the country's two colossal Buddha statues were completely destroyed yesterday. The news comes despite efforts by the international community to try to save the statues. A delegation of key Islamic clerics had just arrived in Afghanistan in a last-ditch bid to stop the destruction. The Buddhas were blown up with dynamite under the supervision of the defence minister... Stolen Buddha almost crushes man http://www.msnbc.com/local/WBBH/M33830.asp?cp1=1 The Chandok's were working late Monday night when they closed up shop and went home. But when they came back to work Tuesday morning the statue was gone.So how do you steal a 2,000-pound Buddha? It must have taken a lot of muscle, patience, and a truck. Police think the man who stole the statue walked it along the sidewalk, laid it on some blocks, and then pushed it into the get away car. But the stone statue didn't take too long to pop up. Paramedics and fire fighters responded late Monday night to a call that a man had been pinned down by a large statue. A paramedic and firefighter who helped free the man read a news story about a stolen Buddha, recognized it and told police... Price Comparison: If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! http://isbn.nu/0553278320/price By Kopp, Sheldon B. Published by Bantam Books (May 1982) ISBN: 0553278320 Number of pages: 256 Binding: Mass market paperbound Subjects: Psychology Occult Sciences and Parapsychology New Age Movement General Weight: 0.28 lbs. Dimensions: 6.85 in. by 4.19 in. by 0.73 in... # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net