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   Monday, September 13, 2004

KILLING THE BUDDHA

I look forward to receiving a copy of Thailand's new etiquette guide for 'culturally insensitive foreigners'. A film poster of an American(!) sitting on a giant Buddha statue's head was apparently the final straw. The BBC report says that 'disrespecting the Buddha's image is taken seriously' in that tiny nation known for its tolerance of child prostitution. Priorites and all.

Coming from my own vague-to-reasonable knowledge of the religion, I don't see why the fuss. The excellent spirituality website Killing the Buddha explains how its name comes from the Zen parable advising students to eliminate all attachment, even to their god or master.

I'm pretty sure that goes for statues, too.