Comments on: Mag-lite: Buddha http://www.stillad.com/mag-lite-buddha-2476.htm Advertising Photography & Print Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sanophale http://www.stillad.com/mag-lite-buddha-2476.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1823 Sanophale Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:20:22 +0000 http://www.stillad.com/?p=2476#comment-1823 There is a Buddhist quote that says "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." Buddhism is about re-evaluating assumptions, which this ad falls well in line with. And perhaps some Buddhists may find the ad to be in poor taste, but the strongest negative emotion a Buddhist is likely to feel towards this ad (and its makers) is pity. Pity that someone would walk such a path that needs this mockery and materialism. Further, as the quote I started with illustrates, Buddhism doesn't take things so seriously. Unlike some religions which espouse to be The religion of peace, and anyone who disagrees with them or insults them should be killed. There is a Buddhist quote that says “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” Buddhism is about re-evaluating assumptions, which this ad falls well in line with. And perhaps some Buddhists may find the ad to be in poor taste, but the strongest negative emotion a Buddhist is likely to feel towards this ad (and its makers) is pity. Pity that someone would walk such a path that needs this mockery and materialism.

Further, as the quote I started with illustrates, Buddhism doesn’t take things so seriously. Unlike some religions which espouse to be The religion of peace, and anyone who disagrees with them or insults them should be killed.

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