My aunt apparently bought one of those weird Buddhist statue things and now my grandmother is absolutely losing her shit because it's an idol.Does this sort of thing happen in the rest of West or just America? (specifically the south)
Just a good, God-fearing Christian.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpva_iit-8
>>221011301That's not actually Buddha, or at least *the Buddha* aka Sakyamuni aka Siddhartha Gautama.That's actually Budai, the monk who introduced Buddhism to China. According to some East Asian Buddhist traditions he is an incarnation of the bodhisattva Maitreya who will be the next Buddha, who will come to restore Buddhist teaching on Earth once they have corrupted or lost over time.t. Buddhism knower
>>221011437I’m sure this information will solve OP’s troubles.
>>221011437I just looked up 'buddhist statue' on google and used it as generic picrel. But thanks for being an annoying fucking poindexter
>>221011301You must destroy the statue
>>221011301What if your aunt bought Jesus Christ statue? Would your grandma get angry because it's an idol?
>>221012237>this fucking nip again
>>221011301>Buddhist statueThat's Bodai, a Chinese god of fortune.
>>221012237why do they always make his arms so LONG he looks like an enderman
>>221012643I have heard that whilst Catholics often display statues of Jesus Christ in churches or wear them as jewellery, Protestants tend not to have such statues, as they regard them as idolatry.
>>221014611funny how they feel shame for looking upon Christ, its like theyre being muslimiconoclasm was declared heresy long ago
>>221011301You don't worship Buddha statues the same way you aren't worshipping Christian iconography.It's hard to get through to iconoclasts.
>>221014611Depends on protestants. Lutherians are more chill with that and such things are fine
>>221011301I have three small fat buddhas because he cute>>221011437Shut the fuck up nerd lol
>>221011301No nobody cares about that shit because religion is dead here. Although my grandma was a bit surprised to find out I became a buddhist, I just told her promptly to shut the fuck up and enjoy her remaining years.
>>221015640>I just told her promptly to shut the fuck up and enjoy her remaining years.Very Buddhist attitude. Shut that samsara loving bitch up.
>>221015478This. You're not even supposed to worship Buddha. He doesn't give a shit. His face is just a reminder that you shouldn't give a shit either.
>>221011301I think women do stupid things and react stupidly in all countries, anon
>>221015683>he doesn't know samsara is nirvana and fell for the "escape le cycle" expedient means
>>221015453Actually it's like they actually read the Bible while you just larp.Hmm I wonder what it says about graven idols. Maybe you should look it up sometime, retard.
>>221015768>protestants >reading the bibleIdeally that's how Protestantism works but most don't.Honestly, Protestantism was never meant for plebs. Room temp IQ normgroids can't interpret the Bible for themselves that's how we get stupid shit like zionism and evangelicals. Something like Catholicism is better for the masses since an authority tells retards what it all means so they don't go wandering off into inane shit like the bible codes and rapture fanaticism. For Protestantism to work, its population has to be at least 115 IQ
>>221011437I've always been curious about this. I would have assumed that Siddhartha Gautama would not have been fat due to his ascetic lifestyle.
>>221016052He was both fat and emaciated at different points of his life because he explored extremes of hedonism and ascetism to discover the nature of happiness.
>>221011301My house is laden with buddhist symbols since my wife is a buddhist sea-girl
>>221011301That's not Buddha that's Budai but many westerner confuse that
>>221016052He is often depicted very skinny, and normal sized, but never fat.
>>221011301a buddha statue isnt a idol as buddha isnt there when someone prays to it
