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Rabbi and The Monk

by Aaron Moss — Excerpt from Algemeiner on May 4, 2007

A rabbi once met a Buddhist monk.

The monk invited the rabbi into his temple, but the rabbi refused, saying, "I am not allowed to enter a house of idol worship".

The monk asked why.

The rabbi answered, "Because worshipping an object is an affront to G-d".

The monk took a small Buddha statue out of his pocket, looked at the rabbi with a calm smile and threw the statue onto the ground, smashing it to pieces.

The monk asked the startled rabbi, "Now tell me, would you do that with one of your Torah scrolls? If not, who is it that makes idols?"

Any response?