As a Buddhist, I welcomed the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan as an object lesson in the transience of all things. The idea that lifeless old stones have any real value is either obscene or hilarious -- depending on one's point of view. Their only value, as best I can tell, was as a potential destination for people with more money than sense. Not surprisingly, those are just the people that got their panties in a bunch when the Taliban blew them up.
The fact that few, if any, of those people have shown as much concern for the Dharma or for the people of Afghanistan as they did for those old statues is hilarious, no matter how you look at it.
The museums that were begging for those Buddhas were probably the most upset. They would have paid for them, but I guess that didn't matter. It was a waste to destroy history, no offense to your religion.
I'm sorry you are angry with me because I was simply stating my own point of view which I don't believe should be offensive to anyone. I am neither wealthy nor unsympathetic with the horror in Egypt.
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Date: 2011-02-02 11:25 am (UTC)The fact that few, if any, of those people have shown as much concern for the Dharma or for the people of Afghanistan as they did for those old statues is hilarious, no matter how you look at it.
Thanks for responding.
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Date: 2011-02-02 05:51 pm (UTC)I'm sorry you are angry with me because I was simply stating my own point of view which I don't believe should be offensive to anyone. I am neither wealthy nor unsympathetic with the horror in Egypt.