2007-04-21 09:35:14 · 11 answers · asked by slugbug 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, but not a real "Buddha".
The fat guy with the bare belly and a smile on his face is not actually Buddha. He is Hotei, and is primarily a chinese inception.
Buddha is in statues and stuff all over thailand and parts of Muslim Indonesia, and usually has his hair tied up in a bun at the back (I thought it was a woman when i saw it first) and its eyes closed (As in meditation)
2007-04-21 09:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by bebop 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes u can do it to hotei too, he's considered a buddha too, trust me. but you might want to skip the patting-on-the-head part, cuz that's not really, you know, respectful. lmao... but rub his tummy for luck.
and you don't have to obsessed with doing it. its just like a good luck thing, like all good luck replicas, its for fun and stuff.
2007-04-22 19:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by geml0vely888 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're thinking of the Chinese Hotei (with the big belly)
He is not Buddha.
2007-04-21 16:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jade 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddha is nothing but a fake idol... why worship a rock when you could worship THE rock! JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-04-21 16:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by ~smallvillian~ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Ask yourself; are all Buddhists rich and lucky?
2007-04-21 16:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, at least... not in the Buddhist tradition.
2007-04-21 16:38:24 · answer #6 · answered by Convictionist 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
supposedly
2007-04-21 16:42:38 · answer #7 · answered by alex 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you believe it or it doesn't work...
2007-04-21 16:39:58 · answer #8 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's a hotei, chinese or japanese fat guy
2007-04-21 16:47:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-04-21 16:38:39 · answer #10 · answered by J Bowden Hapgood 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋