Namaste
Peace and Love
2007-03-22 01:34:05 · 12 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the Inquisitive-Minds:
"Laughing Buddha" is the common English name for the Buddhist figure variously known as Budai or Hotei (²¼´ü). He is the interpretation of the Bodhisattva Maitreya (translated as M¨ªl¨¨ F¨® (›ÀÕ·ð) in Chinese), the predicted Buddha to succeed Gautama Buddha in the future.
He has become incorporated into Buddhist, Taoist and Shinto culture and is based on an eccentric Chinese Chan monk who lived in the time of the Liang Dynasty. His image graces many temples, restaurants, and amulets. Budai has become a deity of contentment and abundance, when adopted by Religious Taoist. In Japan, Hotei persists in folklore as one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin). He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Happy Buddha"
2007-03-22 02:44:35 · update #1
It's the look he had on his face when he figured out that none of it was real.
Love and blessings Don
2007-03-22 01:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He recognizes the infallibility of belief in facts and equanimity. He has defeated pride, ignorance and hatred and made it to the other shore, but out of love, doesn't abide there. World Peace!
2007-03-22 08:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by shrill alarmist, I'm sure 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Inside joke.
2007-03-22 08:39:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because Buddha is happy been ordinary
Namaste
2007-03-22 09:24:14 · answer #4 · answered by wb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he realized that existance is bliss. But couln´t nor can anybody express that in words... Laghter is much more appropriate.
2007-03-22 09:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by Gabriel G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because someone told him there'd be a huge religion built around his teaching
2007-03-22 08:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky”
Buddha
2007-03-22 08:37:07 · answer #7 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddha was jolly, as all fat people are. That's why he laughed. Also, because he knew millions would fall for his humanist beliefs, and turn from God and turn to him.
2007-03-22 08:37:03 · answer #8 · answered by Dirk Johnson 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because he knows how he has pulled the wool over so many peoples eyes.
2007-03-22 08:38:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He sees me falling out of vriksasana and it looks really funny!
Namaste back atcha! ;-)
2007-03-22 08:37:10 · answer #10 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋