tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493101396674767317.post3848183591281954120..comments2023-10-17T10:29:57.984-04:00Comments on The Screaming Pope: Cambodia Journal V: Encore What?Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07981546907877838890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493101396674767317.post-44748754009588466372013-01-22T16:23:48.825-05:002013-01-22T16:23:48.825-05:00Thanks Jylle, yeah in a way the very statue of a B...Thanks Jylle, yeah in a way the very statue of a Buddha seems to run contrary to what the statue stands for, no?Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981546907877838890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3493101396674767317.post-75434720175766646172013-01-22T15:26:08.333-05:002013-01-22T15:26:08.333-05:00I love this contemplation, especially the play on ...I love this contemplation, especially the play on words 'Angkor' and 'encore'. I wonder if the thing that really sets humans apart from other animals is our sense of symbolism. We treasure our monuments even when their history is bloody. Remember the fuss when the statues of the Buddhas were destroyed a few years back? I wanted to laugh thinking what the Buddha himself would say, maybe "What's the fuss? They're only statues. Check out your problem with attachments to the past." It is the symbolism that we need, though I don't understand why.jylle benson-gaussnoreply@blogger.com