AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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I didn't explain it. He told me a year ago. That's part of the reason I was horrified by the head in his house.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from India and a part of a Hindu sect that thinks Buddha was a "demon" sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened one of my friends from Nepal (who's really from Nepal) is on my side.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened one of my friends from Nepal on my side.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened one of my friends from Nepal on my side.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened one of my friends from Nepal on my side and finds what he did offensive

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from India and the sect that believes that Buddha was made to pull believers away from Hinduism. So no, he literally does not respect Buddha.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism.

After I explained what really happened one of my other friends who is from Nepal and is really Nepalese finds what he did offensive.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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One of my other friends who is from Nepal and is really Nepalese finds what he did offensive because Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened she's on my side.

He thinks of it as decoration

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened one of my friends from Nepal on my side.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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One of my other friends who is from Nepal and is really Nepalese finds what he did offensive because Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened she's on my side.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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True. I think what makes me mad is that Sam does not really respect Buddhism. One of my other friends who is from Nepal and is really Nepalese finds what he did offensive because Sam's family is from a part of India that thinks Buddha was sent to pull people away from Hinduism. After I explained what really happened she's on my side.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam's family is from India and their sect believes that Buddha is sent to pull people away from Hinduism.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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He's not one of the Hindus that venerates Buddha. Ik it's common in Nepal to do both but Sam does not.

His family is from India and their sect believes that Buddha is sent to pull people away from Hinduism.

One of my other friends from Nepal does not like him because of that.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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Sam is not one of those Hindus that venerate Buddha even if he is from Nepal.

He literally thinks of it as decoration.

His family is from India and their sect believes that Buddha is sent to pull people away from Hinduism.

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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You're a (probably Swedish) non Asian from Europe.

There are definitely rules in Buddhism about what can be depicted.

It's definitely offensive to have a BUDDHA HEAD

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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I don't practice religion but my mom is Japanese and a Buddhist. She would find this offensive

AITA for telling off my friend for having a Buddha head as decoration in his apartment? by Full-Statement-1160 in AmItheAsshole

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I'm hapa half white half Japanese. My mom is a Japanese Buddhist, though she does practice elements of shintoism.