The whole thing here is that profane has many different definitions and someone who is an actual Buddhist has reported that this is profane for him.
As I said above, Buddhism is only a philosophy in the western world.
Buddhists may not see much of a difference between a Buddha (or a monk) and a Jesus.
It's not an issue with Buddhism only, some muslim in France eat pork and drink alcohol and don't see why it should be an issue with their faith. They wouldn't be offended to see a cute pork on a website called resumepork.com still millions other muslims may be offended and would leave the page right away.
As I said above, Buddhism is only a philosophy in the western world.
Buddhists may not see much of a difference between a Buddha (or a monk) and a Jesus.
It's not an issue with Buddhism only, some muslim in France eat pork and drink alcohol and don't see why it should be an issue with their faith. They wouldn't be offended to see a cute pork on a website called resumepork.com still millions other muslims may be offended and would leave the page right away.