This photo blog is for examples of the sometimes rather odd/clashing use of the Buddha as an image in the West. It will also have examples of Mind, Body & Spirit materials which seem to particularly typify the issues raised at http://dispirited.orgTumblr (3.0; @dispirited-dave)http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/364df5d549610f71edc959e1afddcb88/tumblr_mn6xqlrc6e1rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More Buddha marketing!</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/51058032747http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/51058032747Wed, 22 May 2013 04:18:21 -0400<a href="http://www.ipernity.com/doc/kartago/album/50448/@/page:1:98">Lots more pop-Buddha stuff..</a>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/31538809388http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/31538809388Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:33:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maao42SI4q1rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/31463524050http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/31463524050Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:23:51 -0400<a href="http://dispirited.org/2012/08/30/atheism-plus-or-not-or-something-else/">What is Atheism+ ??</a>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/30595765220http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/30595765220Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:52:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8u9axa3Wc1rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some Buddha furniture…</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/29541524835http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/29541524835Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:07:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6unviHCJi1rtkakjo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Story?</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/26767292396http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/26767292396Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:16:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5s6z5SNwx1rtkakjo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Think this is a cake box..</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25317696589http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25317696589Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:42:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5s2fjX55W1rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thepeopleofburningman.com/"><a href="http://thepeopleofburningman.com/">http://thepeopleofburningman.com/</a></a> - Julian Cash -Buddha Goddess</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25311272178http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25311272178Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:04:31 -0400buddhagoddess<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5rxx06xl31rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Anyone tell me anything about this one?</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25305130007http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25305130007Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:27:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5r9xcs0Z01rtkakjo1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>Book cover.. Now out…</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25284126998http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25284126998Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:28:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5r9uhsot01rtkakjo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Buddha-phone anyone?</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25284087800http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/25284087800Sun, 17 Jun 2012 05:47:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m51co6MSOs1rtkakjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Buddha Smash Tanha?</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/24321982782http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/24321982782Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:50:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42dtua4cR1rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to Ian…  Bargain Nirvana?</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/23100790963http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/23100790963Tue, 15 May 2012 08:39:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3m2fq4QWl1rtkakjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Buddha Action Figure of course…</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22525330820http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22525330820Sun, 06 May 2012 13:11:50 -0400Buddhafiguredoll<p><p class="MsoPlainText">Spotted in San Francisco near South Park, at the epicenter of the latest tech gold rush:</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://instagr.am/p/KNZ5vSxwl6/"><a href="http://instagr.am/p/KNZ5vSxwl6/">http://instagr.am/p/KNZ5vSxwl6/</a></a></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"></p></p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22474333926http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22474333926Sat, 05 May 2012 18:15:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3e9p5bxx61rtkakjo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Donut for Buddha anyone?</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22251855254http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22251855254Wed, 02 May 2012 08:07:52 -0400buddhafood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3d33pF1Pb1rtkakjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This was on a site selling (perfectly pleasant) Buddha statues - but what an odd image…</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22212019999http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22212019999Tue, 01 May 2012 16:47:49 -0400Buddha<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3a6yrjhZY1rtkakjo1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>Bouncing Buddha-ish figure? On a spring..</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22112282792http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22112282792Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:18:27 -0400BuddhaToy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39czsrZsU1rtkakjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Buddha Machine. Contains a Buddha. Really</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22072327598http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/22072327598Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:31:04 -0400Buddhamachine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37cd5gGqL1rtkakjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Buddha to Buddha bracelets? No idea why they’re called that..</p>http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/21991502441http://dispirited-dave.tumblr.com/post/21991502441Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:22:17 -0400Buddha