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GaryV83 t1_j6l64nz wrote

Reply to comment by Shang-Chi_Chat-Noir in People really dislike me so I decided to turn to religion. I’m now a Buddhist. by Surrounded-by_Idiots

Mind explaining? I saw it before it was removed, something about 45 degrees?

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Shang-Chi_Chat-Noir t1_j6mbhlg wrote

I’m no expert but using my gcse RE… the Buddhist symbol is an 8 spoked wheel because they follow the eightfold path. (Right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration).

360 degree circle \ 8 = 45 degrees

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JimDixon t1_j6n6gqo wrote

It suddenly dawned on me. OP is referring to the swastika. OP apparently thinks the swastika is a symbol of Buddhism (although actually it's also used by Hindus, Jains, and others to mean various things). It's also a Nazi symbol, but the Nazis depict the swastika rotated 45 degrees compared to when it is used as a religious symbol. So OP is saying he's a Nazi. And that's why the joke was removed.

/u/1ns0mn1a had it right. /r/GaryV83, read this.

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Shang-Chi_Chat-Noir t1_j6n9ykw wrote

Oh never mind then, honestly just thought it was a bad joke about the eightfold path 😅😂

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GaryV83 t1_j6oa8eg wrote

Thank you u/JimDixon for the tag, although I have no idea why I didn't get a notification for it until now. That suddenly makes a lot of sense.

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JimDixon t1_j6ol9mr wrote

You get notified when someone replies directly to your comment, but when a third person (me) replies to that reply, you don't. I figured you wouldn't be notified; that's why I tagged you.

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GaryV83 t1_j6olpaq wrote

Yeah, but I've been scrolling through Reddit all day and never got the notification of the tag until about an hour ago. But I appreciate it, regardless.

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