Okay, it's not really a Nazi Buddha. I just thought that was a funny title. Like the worst superhero ever, or something.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19735959
Anyway, I'm trying to think of an artifact that could be more awesome than an ancient Tibetan statue carved from a meteorite.
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Still nothing.
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Okay, I'm going to stop trying now. If I come up with something before I post, it'll ruin the whole setup.
First mention I had seen of it was "Nazi-discovered space Buddha", the literal interpretation of which is a level of awesome sadly not to be found outside of a Mignola comic.
ReplyDeleteWell, you do know the Nazis co-opted the symbol:
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It's been a religious symbol for millenia. Sadly now connected to a failed water color painter...makes you wonder what might have happened if Van Gogh had lived during the cold war era...
Space Buddha! Now there's a super hero.
ReplyDeleteADD: Yeah, I knew about the symbol. I think the reason the word "Nazi" found its way into the title is that the Nazis had the statue.
Fun fact: it is impossible to say, hear or read the phrase "space Buddha" without a guitar riff going off in your head.
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