Posted on 08/14/2005 10:02:19 PM PDT by LwinAungSoe
http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1997/1-97/reli1-97.htm http://www.myanmaryellowpages.biz/tour_mdy.htm
How does a replica count as a holy relic?
Maybe now, Buddha won't eat so much.
imagine of they had the real tooth
.... you'd never hear the end of it
Has anyone checked with the tooth fairy?
Somehow I am of opinion that it was mostly about the gem-encrusted mounting. Imagine if it was the whole upper dentures!
I bet if they look around they'll find a quarter. :^)
So, LwinAungSoe, what's your measure on this situation?
Watch for it on EBAY!
You will understand if you have a primary level of knowledge about Buddhism.
See ya, and raise ya.....my holy turbin hat!
Ok, got that....raise ya my holy teeth!
Ok, "You fat belly infidel that must die", I got your 'holy teeth' right here.....I raise....72 virgins!
You lose....4 of a kind....Pigs feet!
Now what was that about the virgins...?
LVM
Isn't Buddism an atheist religion anyway?
Gee, the much beloved tooth replica...gone!!!
Well it was a way better thing to have on display than what they have to remember Rasputin by.
But you would think the real thing to get upset about is the missing jewels...
Not necessarily so. :-)
But, it might have helped had he read the article before posting the question.
I have a primary level of knowledge about Buddhism. I've had a handful of courses at Trinity University with emphasis upon Buddhism. I even have a Thai step-mom in-law who spends quite a bit of time (along with her congregation) at the local temple which is served by a group of Thai monks.
Except for knowing something about art, I didn't have a clue about these replicated relics.
Had to get an idea about them from Dalada Maligawa (Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha) and Buddha's Sacred Tooth Relic in Myanmar history
How does a replica count as a holy relic?
Pssst! Hey, Meester, you wanna buyah gen-YOU-ine imee-TAY-shoon piece ofah de True Cross?
Only feefty dollahs!
I read the article, AND both articles you linked, and I am no closer to understanding what makes the replica "sacred" in & of itself. The genuine relics, naturally. The 'old' replicas, because of their age...maybe. The new ones...say WHAT?
Wonderful piece of religious art..."sacred" in that sense...undoubtedly; but an object of worship/veneration? Maybe on the same level that some venerate a crucifix itself, rather than what it sybolizes?
Can you enlighten?
Isn't that the cult centered on discipline and self-control, symbolized by a big, fat, Bob's-Big-Boy kind of glutton guy?
I suppose it's a plus that they generally don't seek to abduct and behead infidels.
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