China Gives South Korea the Finger
For those interested in all things Buddhist; China is giving South Korea the finger, literally:
A relic believed to be the sacred finger of the Buddha left China for South Korea, where it will be on public display for just over one month, state media said.
The bone, said to be 2,500 years old and normally kept at the Famen Temple in the northwest Chinese city of Xi’an, will stay in South Korea until December 20, the Xinhua news agency reported.
It was previously loaned to Thailand in 1994, Taiwan in 2002 and Hong Kong in 2004, attracting massive crowds of worshippers in each location.
Millions are also expected to turn out in South Korea to see the priceless relic, according to Xinhua.
“This is an important event in the 1,600-year history of friendly relations between the two countries,” said Master Monk Sheng Hui, who is in charge of the finger’s escort while in South Korea.
“1,600 years of friendly relations?” He must of have forgot the numerous wars against China, the subservience and tribute former Korean Kings had to pay towards the Chinese, not to mention the 500,000 Chinese soldiers that charged down the Korean peninsula 55 years ago pro-longing the war and causing the division of the Korean peninsula.
