No. Its meaningful to them ( the Buddhists), but meaningless to me. Everything depends on perspective unless you believe in absolute truths. Individually or in groups, we attempt to make sense of life, the universe and everything. We set up taboos, we create the sacred, we create our gods - in my opinion. Perhaps you believe that sacredness is inherent in places and objects and we come to recognise that by revelation or instruction. If so, I can respect your view, but not share it.

To Buddhists, all life is sacred and so they do not take life. There are even extreme Buddhist sects who wear face marks so that they don't kill airborne microscopic life by inhaling it. Is that an absolute truth that the rest of us must subscribe to? Is it even possible?

A Christian regards wafers and wine as the sacred body and blood of Christ. To me its just wafers and wine. Not sure that I have much more to say on this.