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Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:01 am
by Marie5656
Not sure why anyone would want to do this, but someone stole a 600 pound statue of Buddha from in front of a Japanese restaurant, and moved it to a park!! Maybe they thought the guy needed a change of scenery? Here is the full story:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/29/buddha.ap/index.html
Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:04 am
by Sheryl
Must have been the same folks who liked moving my car.
Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:23 am
by Bez
Marie5656 wrote: Not sire why anyone would want to do this, but someone stole a 600 pound statue of Buddha from in front of a Japanese restaurant, and moved it to a park!! Maybe they thought the guy needed a change of scenery? Here is the full story:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/29/buddha.ap/index.html
It was probably Nomad...he's prone to looting and pilfering....specially peoples 'sigs'
Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:27 am
by chonsigirl
Did they rub it's tummy for good luck?
Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:50 am
by Bez
chonsigirl wrote: Did they rub it's tummy for good luck?
Reading the article it seems it was Shakamuni Buddha that was stolen. it is the 'Laughing Buddha' the rotund jolly guy whos tummy gets rubbed .
Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:13 am
by chonsigirl
Oh, the pretty one was moved.
I remember the jolly one, they're always in the Chinese restaurants.
Someone stole a 600 pound Buddha Statue
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 1:50 pm
by Uncle Kram
I Can't Believe it's Not Buddha
