Or are the sculptors just being ironic?
2007-08-21 20:31:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He had a gland problem, don't be so insensitive. lol
2007-08-21 20:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are many different Buddhas.
You're talking about Budai Luohan. He's laughing because fatness represents plenitude, luck, and happiness. The sculptors are just doing their jobs.
There are other Buddhas, and they aren't that fat. It's just that the Budai's a bit more popular than the others because of its happiness.
Buddhists believe that to remove all desires, all you have to do is empty your mind completely and meditate.
2007-08-21 20:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not be a Buddha statue. The Chinese often have three statues representing Prosperity, Long Life and Good Fortune. It could be Prosperity or Good Fortune if it is fat. Long Life looks like a skinny old man.
2016-05-19 21:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hilarious!!
Not to presume on your beliefs, but I would say that this fat, mute, lifeless idol is the last thing I would want to worship. Even looking at Buddha statues creeps me out and depresses me. What did Buddha offer anyone accept empty philosophical statutes that no one can really adhere to because we're imperfect, and a convoluted cosmology that involves some cloudy notion of "enlightenment" and "nothingness?"
i hate deception in all its forms
2007-08-21 20:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that you only go to Chinese restaurants. Take that MSG filled but to an art museum and you'll see a selection of Buddhas.
2007-08-21 20:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the Happy or Laughing Buddha.Serious Buddha is lean and deep in meditation.Thank Japs and Chinese to have overfed him and come out with an Ionic Image.
2007-08-21 20:38:52 · answer #6 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Buddhists believe that fat people are happy people, one of the famous Buddhist mythical figures is the fat, smiling priest.
personally I think fat people are less quarrelsome and more peaceful because they find it harder to run away when necessary.
2007-08-21 20:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just one form that the Buddha takes. There are other forms as well.
2007-08-21 20:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by confucius 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
LOL!
No, it just means that the sculptors wanted to give fat people a funny punchline in conversation --- "Im Budha, rub my belly...Im Budha rub my belly....Im ..."
2007-08-21 20:36:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hahah this is some funny question. No, I don't think so eating a lot is the way to go
2007-08-21 20:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by mutant_nz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. however it will remove anyone having desires 4 u.
2007-08-21 20:36:50 · answer #11 · answered by clhweral1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋