<nettime> disposal of surplus buddhas

[Bill Spornitz <spornitz@pangea.ca>]

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...

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