Wispid

Written on September 4, 2007 – 7:27 am | by Bill |

Yeah, I know that Buddha is not a god. The Buddhist lifestyle is more of a path, an attitude that will result in being heaped upon the scrap pile of eternity.

A 7-foot statue of Buddha covered in copper-laden bronze was stolen from an outdoor shrine at a Thai Buddhist Center in MN.

A woman and a male family member are suspected.

The statue was worth $10,000….more evidence that Buddha is not a god.

A recycling company in called in what they thought were two pieces of scrap that they believed were from the statue.

So far, two pieces - a shoulder and a hip - have been recovered. Some 10 pieces are missing. Am I the only one here reminded of Humpty Dumpty?

The Buddhist community is sad…their sacred piece has been dismembered.

However, the followers are saying they were relieved because the statue was stolen for money and not for bigotry.

I guess I am a bigot…Buddha is not a god…nor will enlightenment be found by pursuing the teachings of Buddhism.

The Buddha can’t even fend for itself and Buddha can’t drive a car either. I had to have a friend hold the Buddha so we could deliver him/it to a funeral.

God does not dwell in things made with human hands. God does not.