phil_mccrotch t1_j24sx0d wrote on December 29, 2022 at 5:43 PM Reply to comment by welshmanec2 in TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises. by JosephvonEichendorff Yes! That’s an odd thing to leave out. He was being mourned by genitalia. Permalink Parent 66
phil_mccrotch t1_j24sx0d wrote
Reply to comment by welshmanec2 in TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises. by JosephvonEichendorff
Yes! That’s an odd thing to leave out. He was being mourned by genitalia.