Buddhist Monastery

When I learned, a few months ago,

that there was a Buddhist Monastery

not far from my house I had to check it out.

 

While looking up information about the monastery online

I learned that they have the largest Buddha statues in Florida.

This statue is supposed to represent

Buddha at rest, having reached Nirvana.

This staute is the alleged mother of

compassion and wisdom

While this statue, is said to be Buddha meditating.

 

Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 4:16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Deuteronomy 4:23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

 

So if the Bible says to not set up or worship any graven images, who are we to worship?

 

Exodus 20:2-3 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

Hebrews 12:28 ......let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: