Warning Issued Against New Buddhist Center in Israel
An important part of Buddhism is devotion to the Buddha, and this includes bowing to images of the Buddha as well as to religious superiors, something which is literally idol worship, clearly prhibited [sic] in the Ten Commandments.
In an attempt to stop the Buddhist center, Yad L’Achim Chairman Rabbi Shalom Dov Lifshitz has contacted in a letter Interior Minister Eli Yishai and Ezra Rabins, head of the Central Arava Regional Council.
In his letter Rabbi Lifshitz wrote: “Buddhism is idolatry in every sense of the word and there is no doubt that every step possible must be taken to stop the construction of this idolatry center.”
Are our religious authorities finding it too difficult to use Wikipedia? Here’s a thought, if the rabbis don’t like others spreading disinformation about Judaism, how about making sure they don’t spread disinformation about other religions? The Jewish concept is called Middah-Knegged-Middah. The Buddhists call it Karma.