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Bamiyan Buddhas: Should They Be Rebuilt?

BBC NEWS
By Stephanie Hegarty
One of the Buddhas was 55 feet tall
AFGHANISTAN---The destruction of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 led to global condemnation of the Taliban regime. But the decision by Unesco not to rebuild them has not put an end to the debate about their future. But whatever the reason, the Bamiyan Buddhas have captured the international imagination and ideas for what to do with the site still pour in from archaeologists, architects, artists and historians. [link]

Today there is only a shell where once housed a buddha statue

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Ernest Disney-Britton said…
I do believe they should be rebuilt, but even if they were would they have the same sacred significance? Also, it does seem to me that it would be a major sign of religious reconciliation for the Islamic nations to take the lead in the rebuilding, but that others should definitely participate. Do I see this as a political, religious or economic concern? It's all the above.
Thu Aug 23, 07:43:00 AM EDT
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