your example would apply, but it is technically possible that one can blaspheme the Buddha(s). In fact, it seems to be a lighter offense than to blaspheme the Lotus Sutra, (Mahayana) as that Sutra states it.
What I meant by "technically" depends on various factors, but notice that the Lotus Sutra creates a condition where, if you blaspheme the entities mentioned below, you could inadvertently be doing so to a Buddha:
The Buddha declared to the bodhisattva Aksayamati, "Good man, if there are beings in the land who can be conveyed to deliverance by the body of a Buddha, then the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara preaches the Truth by displaying the body of a Buddha.... To those who can be conveyed to deliverance by the body of Brahma [God the Creator] he preaches the Truth by displaying the body of Brahma. To those who can be conveyed to deliverance by the body of the god Shakra he preaches the Truth by displaying the body of the god Shakra. To those who can be conveyed to deliverance by the body of the god Ishvara [the personal God] he preaches the Truth by displaying the body of the god Ishvara.... To those who can be conveyed to deliverance by the body of an elder... a householder... an official... a woman... a boy or girl... a god, dragon, spirit, angel, demon, garuda-bird, centaur, serpent, human or non-human, he preaches Dharma by displaying the appropriate body.... The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, by resort to a variety of forms, travels the world, conveying the beings to salvation."
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I don't recommend studying the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law for newbies to Buddhism. Much of what you encounter will not seem to jibe with the Westernized interpretations that have filtered into our culture. If you do want to get to know the Lotus, then look-up the free, online book called Buddhism for Today. At least you will get some interesting commentary and explanations of the very ornate and potent allegories it presents and also some skillful conversions that are easier for the Western mind to digest.
On a spiritual, meditative path, blaspheming is actually not something you need to judge nor does it seem conducive to partake of such an indulgence. What is the benefit?
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