Buddha

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Buddha Teaching Followers is an exploitable image of a piece of artwork showing Buddha addressing his students from a rock.

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Origins

The artwork of Buddha can be found on the wall of Viharn Sien at Chon Buri in Thailand, according to the image's page on Shutterstock (shown below, left).[1]

On July 15th, 2016, Twitter [2] user @cormacrussell published the earliest known exploitable variation of the image. In the post, the image features a speech bubble with the statement, "The best way to become enlightened is to argue with people on Facebook (shown below, right).

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The best way to become enlightened is to argue with people on Facebook or Twitter The best way to become enlightened is to argue with people on facebook 9:01 AM 15 Jul 2016

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The following week, Redditor [3] FleshAetus posted the image on the /r/justneckbeardthings subreddit. The post received more than 470 points (98% upvoted) in three years.

On July 17th, 2019, Redditor[4] Jrome2002 posted a variation of the meme in the /r/dankmemes subreddit. The post received more than 70,000 points (86% upvoted) and 1,700 comments in 24 hours (shown below, left).

That day, Redditor[5] PeeceKeaper posted the image with the expression "Cute girls better than hot ones." The post received more than 21,000 points (94% upvoted) and 350 comments in 24 hours (shown below, center).

The following day, Redditor[6] posted an edited variation of the meme to feature characters from the video game Minecraft. Within 24 hours, the post received more than 22,000 points (96% upvoted) and 250 comments (shown below, right).


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[1] Shutterstock – Tradition Thai Painting

[2] Twitter – @CormacRussell's Tweet

[3] Reddit – /r/justneckbeardthings

[4] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

[5] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

[6] Reddit – /r/dankmemes



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