I fancy having a Buddha

And to Jews I believe he was an upstart, or a pretender to the crown.

Must admit, I always used to see Buddhists as the gentle, peace-loving, good guys of religion. Not so. Interesting BBC piece here

Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22356306

And the Jews also see him as an ordinary man.

I guess they are all humans. No angels in this world, no matter what their particular brand of religion.

I think it suggests why most religions are slightly warped and have a need to see off threatening groups.

So much for all the humans prepared to follow gods of 'love' eh?

(No offence intended. I have two dear friends deeply involved with the church who are remarkable, altruistic, selfless human beings.)

Yes Ww. That's right. They do now. At the time they crucified him for allowing himself to be called "King of the Jews".

.. Buddhism isn't a religion..it's a way of life.. enlightenment, goodness
I have five Buddha's including one in the garden,I keep two books on Buddhism on my kitchen worktops..
I also pray most nights to Our Lady..
Me... Buddhist in my aspirations.. Catholic in my complications....

Blimey farview ????

everybody say ommmm now

HAZBEEN OH. MY. GOD. !!!!!!!!!!

I was very shocked at the very aggressive Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka and in Myanmar. I'd always thought Buddhists were calm peace loving people.
Us humans. We just look for something to fight about ?

Buddhist monks do incite hatred again Christian churches in Sri Lanka

They do a lot more than that Anniebach! Not just Christians either. Look at the situation in Myanmar.

Really Jane , I was told sbout the attacks on Christian churches

I'd like a Buddha, but I appropriated a garden statue of St Francis that my late mother brought back from Assisi and I've always felt his preference would be for some stone animals to share his space with, but my husband deters me on the grounds they're naff

Oh TerriBull I think a statue of a wee lamb would be lovely beside St Francis , stone would be perfect , not a painted one

Definitely a lamb x

Yes I agree, a lamb or two would be nice, and a cat would be even better, preferably a real one but unfortunately dear St Francis is not the patron saint of asthmatics, is there one? there definitely should be! my relatives could do with such a saint. In the meantime he will have to be content with a bird perched on his shoulder and one in each hand

Saint Raphael is the patron saint for the sick and for healing x

Oh I guess he'll do Annie, now where do I get a statue of him

Sorry Never seen one Terri , probably because he is an Archangel , I will ask, I am a member of the Raphael Healing Guild. Do you want an angel in your garden ?

With a sword !

An angel would be nice.....but would there be room enough for two of us I usually potter around unarmed, I think I've got a plastic sword of my grandson's lying around somewhere but somehow I don't think that would be a good look for me

? angels don’t have to seen but they do post here x