Disclaimer: I know nothing of Buddhism, I haven't even read the Wikipedia page I believe some Buddhism teaches something along the lines of: personal possessio

Disclaimer: I know nothing of Buddhism, I haven't even read the Wikipedia page I believe some Buddhism teaches something along the lines of: personal possessions are bad, and freedom is found in not owning anything. I think OP is saying: advertising goes directly against that line of thinking. It is actually tempting a Buddhist to buy more stuff, thus going against their religion.