Jesus/Virgin Mary as souvenir? – serious question?
My brother just came back from a visit to Hong Kong and brought me a small jade figure of the Buddha as a souvenir. I am Lutheran, so the Buddha means nothing to me from a religious standpoint, I just look at it as an interesting little object. However, the gift started me thinking whether those practicing Buddhism would view such a gift as sacreligious, since it was given not in a spirit of religious respect, but in the spirit of “hey, this is neat!” And whether those who are not Christian get statues of Jesus or the Virgin Mary as souvenirs when they visit Jerusalem or Rome?
Not all religions view statues and idols as sacrilege. It is in the Torah/Old Testament that “thou shalt not make graven images…”. That is a Judeo-Christian belief. For many religions, a statue, or trinket of the image of their gods is a good luck charm and shows the gods that you are thinking of them and carrying them with you. Think of all he statues of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman gods from old. They honored their gods by building statues of them. Buddhists would not be offended unless by your brother’s gift, they would be okay if it meant nothing to you so long as you weren’t building a horrid shrine to dismember it or some other atrosity. It is very kind and a very global courtesy to think that they might be offended. If no one else ever says it, thank you for the kindness toward religions other than Your Own.
Rare Jade Buddha Statue Display at Escondido, CA
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Old Chinese Emerald Jadeite Jade Carved Happy Buddha Statue $149.99 |
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