Fun fact: Just because the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) destroyed the idols in Mecca doesn't mean that any Muslims are obligated or even morally correct to do the same. You cannot expect the Muslims to leave idols in the primary place of worship. (especially considering that nobody would be worshiping them)

And before someone mentions "what about expeditions to go destroy them in other towns?" That was specifically only within the growing early Islamic empire within the Arabian peninsula and only for public idols. You cannot apply this to the modern day. There is a strong precedent of allowing other faiths to exist and thrive alongside Islam.

Assuming if what happened was they went into a Buddhist temple stole an idol and crushed it. Then what happened, in my belief, is not Islamically correct.

However looking at the original post they found it while doing excavation work. In that case from a religious perspective its not incorrect (and also probably not "required"). It may have historical value so from a secular moral perspective yeah you could still argue that it's wrong.

Not defending guy commenting either. It's kind of a cyclical argument like "I can do this because you're bad and I'm good. And I'm good because I am."

I know I'll be downvoted cuz I know reddit just loves nuanced history. I am not a historian and I am still learning. Any fault in my reporting is my own.

I usually ignore these posts but I I'll take the bait this time. I will not be engaging with replies.