Nah, it's most definitely a rebuke of religion; the song is sung from the point of view of metaphorical mercenaries who have been hired to assassinate "The Buddah" -i.e. a living representation of religion for the purposes of the song -it could have just as easily been "The Christ" but since he's supposed to get whacked in his mythos, the Buddah makes better sense. It makesa lot of sense when you listen to it; the lines about "Death and money", "Big Ideas and Firm Decisions", and "reality and Passion" all speak of things that religion tries to fight against, stave off, or stifle, and that now is a great time to cast off these artificial constraints and live life fully and passionately.
Nah, it's most definitely a rebuke of religion; the song is sung from the point of view of metaphorical mercenaries who have been hired to assassinate "The Buddah" -i.e. a living representation of religion for the purposes of the song -it could have just as easily been "The Christ" but since he's supposed to get whacked in his mythos, the Buddah makes better sense. It makesa lot of sense when you listen to it; the lines about "Death and money", "Big Ideas and Firm Decisions", and "reality and Passion" all speak of things that religion tries to fight against, stave off, or stifle, and that now is a great time to cast off these artificial constraints and live life fully and passionately.