Ice God

neuroheart wrote:

83jonrotton1 wrote:

Shortyy01 wrote:
I wish the Ice God didn't melt because I really liked having it in front of my Buddhist Temple.

Why would you put a Hindu god in front of a Buddhist temple?

Hinduism and Buddhism have some common symbolism. There are Buddhist symbols with multiple arms, such as Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/PRbackup/d65cfe04-078f-4706-bceb-d78a618d2e6d_zpsf74a59f9.jpg

Or a dancing Buddha:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/PRbackup/lcABysQ_zpsfc60e594.png


The ice god is generic enough that it's tough to even tell which Hindu god it's supposed to be, as it has things in common with depictions of both Vishnu

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/PRbackup/vishnu_zpsd54c50b0.jpg

...and Shiva.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/PRbackup/20100329115424Shiva_zps47e7f7b4.jpg


Since there hasn't been an actual Buddha statue released, and there's no Hindu temple in Tapped Out, putting the ice god in front of the Buddhist temple is a fairly sound decorating decision.

Thank you for shutting up the people who whined about the religious differences.