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Contents 1 use of name 2 Religious Leaders' Names for Bars 3 Little Buddha bar 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Buddha Bar 9.jpg 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Buddha Bar 9 cover front.jpg 6 Type

[edit] use of name

I took out the "NOTE" at the bottom. The critisism included these points -- wikipedia is not suppose to produce advisory opinions. Joel s 15:59, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

• In my opinion the complication albums and the name of Claude Challe became a big name in the Lounge and Chill-out musical community. Maybe someone can prepare album articles for these complications. With respect, Deliogul 15:36, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Is it necessary to use a religious leaders name for a Bar

Well who ever wrote the main article haven't thought of the use of religious leaders names and statues in a bar. is he ready to see a bar which have status of his religious leaders name and status , its not about whether Buddhist must be vegetarian or non vegetarians , the topic Should be about using religious leader names and status for a BAR well i must tell all that Buddhist don't do that sort of thing we respect all religions ,please people why there spreading hate and anger on other what significant advantage will the owner get by using this type of a name, we'll what i feel is he loose some money , well he might think he is a grate business man oh please think for your self,Imagine having your religious leaders name and symbols as business symbols or in a bar how mean these people are. where the world is heading

Thank you Wikipedia

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The following has been moved to discussion area; for some reason the author forgot he was editing the article when he wrote this::: Sayvandelay 05:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Below: someone's opinion on the subject

Well, the previous two chapters are written about Buddhist beliefs. But before going to that end we should talk about where it is justifiable to use a religious leader's name and statue for business use. Can anyone tell me the significance of using the Buddha's name and statue for a BAR? As the world is moving towards a religious freedom and harmony, will we all be satisfied to see there are religious leaders names being used for a BAR? Think that this is your religious leader's name.

Note: Text/syntax/spelling, etc. was virtually unreadable. I tried to clean it up without affecting the writer's meaning (who was just someone logging on here to show his/her opinion)

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[edit] Religious Leaders' Names for Bars

I oppose the use of the name of any Religious Leader as a trade name and specifically, for a bar. As a Buddhist I'm opposed to the use of Buddha to identify a bar or a restaurant, much more to placing a Buddha statue at the premises. I think what we need to think about is how controversial it would be if someone were to start a bar with the name "Jesus Bar" or "Muhammedh Bar". Would they even be able to operate the place for sometime? I don't think so. The fact that there are so few Buddhists in the world, as compared to Christians and Muslims and even that small minority tends to be extremely tolerating and accommodating with other religions should not be taken as a grant of permission to ridicule Buddhism in any manner. I hope we can find a way to add this to the criticism section, if others also agree.

Apart from that I really like the music. 124.43.228.244 05:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

• The fact that you don't like it is not encyclopedic. The fact that the bar exists and the albums are notable makes this an article belonging on Wikipedia. (the criticisms section is, currently, quite bad as well. "Some", "many", "majority", "schools", "may", "possible", etc. -- Sounds like somebody is making it all up on the spot. No sources, no hard facts, just speculation. IMO the only thing that should remain in the criticism part is the fact that the restaurant serves meat and alcoholic beverages, which may not be in line with buddhist beliefs. Everything else there should go.

• Yep, what can Wikipedia do? Go in and shut down the Paris bar and confiscate all the CD's because you don't like the name? Guinness man 11:07, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

• Seriously, wikipedia talkpage is not the place for whining about usage of the name. Most of the discussions recorded in this page are actually irrelevent, if the fact remains that there IS a BAR called Buddha bar in Paris. For those Buddhists who think that they are the victimised 'minority' here (as 124.43.228.244) claims, they should take the matter elsewhere. For the record, I am coming from a Buddhist background. Ritigala Jayasena (talk) 21:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Little Buddha bar

I can't find "causy" in a dictionary, can someone who can tell what the author meant replace it with a real word? 213.162.65.17 14:29, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

The article reads "Buddha Bar has also opened venues in Beirut, Dubai, Amman, New York City, and Lisbon. A brand-new venue, designed to emulate the Buddha Bar in Paris, will open at the Sofitel El Gezirah in Cairo on August 1, 2007." It is now past that date, and Sofitel El Gezirah's website ( http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/gb/sof/5307/fiche_restaurant.shtml ) seems to indicate that the bar has indeed opened ("Opening hours : 19:00-03:00").

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Buddha Bar 9.jpg

Image:Buddha Bar 9.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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BetacommandBot 12:44, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Buddha Bar 9 cover front.jpg

Image:Buddha Bar 9 cover front.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot 11:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Type

Not all of the listed Buddha Bars seems to be "official" Buddha Bars. Also, there are two types of "official Buddha Bars" - "Buddha Bars" and "Little Buddha Bars". --195.3.97.222 (talk) 13:55, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Buddha Bar New York is not relatet to the official Budha-Bar Paris. You can proof that by going to the homepage of buddha bar NY (http://www.buddhabarnyc.com/]). At the end of the page there is written "DISCLAIMER: Buddha-Bar NYC is a trade name of Little Rest Twelve, Inc. and is not affiliated with any other restaurant, dining or entertainment establishment or any entity named "Buddha", "Buddha-Bar", "Buddha-Lounge" or similarly sounding name.". Further more, on the official Website of Buddha Bar, there is a list of official Buddha-Bar restaurants. NY is NOT on the list. --BambooBeast (talk) 09:28, 21 March 2008 (UTC)