{"id":52355,"date":"2012-08-27T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=52355"},"modified":"2012-09-03T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T16:40:03","slug":"pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: Kissing Buddha, Kissing Mary And Kissing Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Sri Lankan court has given suspended <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/french-tourists-guilty-in-sri-lanka-over-buddha-photos\/\">jail terms to three French tourists<\/a><\/span> for wounding the religious feelings of Buddhists by taking pictures deemed insulting.\u00a0The pictures show the travellers posing with Buddha statues and pretending to kiss one of them.\u00a0British Government has updated it travel advisory warning to say\u00a0\u201cYou should avoid posing for\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/updated-uk-travel-warning-no-photographs-in-front-of-buddha-statues\/\">photographs standing in front of a statue of Buddha<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0The mistreatment of Buddhist images and artefacts is a serious offence and tourists have been convicted for posing for such photos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures of \u00a0kissing religious statues in different parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/buddhakiss_mini\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52356\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52356 lazyload\" title=\"buddhakiss_mini\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/buddhakiss_mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/buddhakiss_mini.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/buddhakiss_mini-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52357\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52357 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 1\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/720;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52360\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-52360 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 2\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-2.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-2-289x300.jpg 289w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/560;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52363\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-52363 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 3\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"557\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-3-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-3-800x736.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 605px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 605\/557;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52367\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52367 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 5\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 194px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 194\/259;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52368\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52368 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 6\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 183px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 183\/275;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52369\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-52369 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/384;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-9\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52370\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52370 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 9\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-9.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-9-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/733;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52371\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52371 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 10\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-buddha-statue-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52374\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52374 lazyload\" title=\"kissing-buddha-statue\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kissing-buddha-statue1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"168\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 112px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 112\/168;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52375\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52375 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing 8\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-8.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-8-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52376\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52376 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing5\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing5.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing5-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/400;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52383\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/photo-by-joshua-trujillo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52383\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52383 lazyload\" title=\"(Photo by Joshua Trujillo)\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-M.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-M-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/334;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Catholics often like touching and even kissing pictures and statues when praying. This does not mean that they think the representation is anything more than a representation: people often kiss photographs of people they love, with the same symbolic intent.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-the-baby-jesus1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52384\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-52384 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing-the-Baby-Jesus1\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-the-Baby-Jesus1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"442\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-the-Baby-Jesus1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-the-Baby-Jesus1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-the-Baby-Jesus1-800x600.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 590px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 590\/442;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/kissing-j1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52387\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52387 lazyload\" title=\"Kissing J1\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-J1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-J1.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Kissing-J1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 468px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 468\/312;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/christmas-in-iraq\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52388\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52388 lazyload\" title=\"Christmas in Iraq\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Christmas-in-Iraq.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"303\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Christmas-in-Iraq.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Christmas-in-Iraq-300x227.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 399px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 399\/303;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/chinese-catholics-pray-at-holy-place-cross-hill\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52389\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52389 lazyload\" title=\"Chinese Catholics Pray At Holy Place, Cross Hill\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kissing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"432\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kissing.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/kissing-300x212.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 610px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 610\/432;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-kissing-buddha-kissing-mary-and-kissing-jesus\/religion-bosnia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52390\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52390 lazyload\" title=\"Religion-Bosnia\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Religion-Bosnia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"850\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Religion-Bosnia.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Religion-Bosnia-201x300.jpg 201w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" 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