Buddha statues have joined Barbie dolls and characters from The Simpsons as banned items in Iran.

The Arman newspaper quoted Saeed Jaberi Ansari, an official for the protection of Iran’s cultural heritage, as calling the Buddha statues symbols of 'cultural invasion.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280278/Statues-Buddha-join-Barbie-dolls-The-Simpsons-items-banned-Iran.html

Same, banned in the Maldives as well. Go to jail for a little Buddha statute or a bible or anything that is not praising their Muslim spiritual leader.

Edited February 18, 201313 yr by Chao Lao Beach

That's definitely the last nail in their tourism coffin.

Same, banned in the Maldives as well. Go to jail for a little Buddha statute or a bible or anything that is not praising their spiritual leader.

How about a Barbie or Bart?

Most historians agree that Buddhism originated in northern India in the 5th century B.C.E.

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