{"id":1635,"date":"2025-10-26T20:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2025-10-26T21:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:06:38","slug":"hindu-dieties-as-doormats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/26\/hindu-dieties-as-doormats\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindu dieties as doormats!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Look closely \u2014 this is being sold as a doormat!<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">How far have we fallen as a society?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I was shocked yesterday to see a doormat with the image of Bhagwan Gautam Buddha being sold openly in a well-known store in Mauritius \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa!!!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The same Enlightened One who taught compassion and peace \u2014 now placed at our feet to be trampled upon?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This isn\u2019t \u201cjust a product.\u201d It\u2019s deep spiritual disrespect \u2014 not only to followers of Buddha Dharma but also to Sanatan Dharma, which honours all divine manifestations of wisdom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\ud83d\udd49\ufe0f Gautam Buddha is revered as an avatar of Bhagwan Vishnu \u2014 the very embodiment of enlightenment.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Putting his image on a doormat is not creativity \u2014 it\u2019s ignorance dressed as commerce.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Let\u2019s raise awareness and remind everyone that faith is not decoration. It\u2019s sacred.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">#RespectFaith #SanatanDharma #BuddhaIsDivine #Mauritius<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1000045031.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Views: 5<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look closely \u2014 this is being sold as a doormat! How far have we fallen as a society? I was shocked yesterday to see a doormat with the image of Bhagwan Gautam Buddha being sold openly in a well-known store in Mauritius \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa!!! 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