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12 Sep 2010, 7:41 pm

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama consecrates the Jade Buddha

http://www.jadebuddha.org.au/en/

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12 Sep 2010, 8:08 pm

I'd say its beautiful.

One area though that I'd imagine both atheists and theists alike should agree - symbolism, like ritual, holds great value and meaning, if not in the realm of theology than at least in the realm of human psychological function.



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12 Sep 2010, 11:49 pm

This is about as interesting as a crutch to me. Like Bill Maher said on a recent "Real Time"....Buddhism is a crock too.



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13 Sep 2010, 6:11 am

Horus wrote:
This is about as interesting as a crutch to me. Like Bill Maher said on a recent "Real Time"....Buddhism is a crock too.


Of the major religions, Buddhism is the Religion of Watching Paint Dry. I have no objections to it, by the way. Buddhists don't go around trying to Mind F*ck those who do not believe as they do. They generally are a well behaved set of people and who can object to that?

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