He Not BuddhaEver see this statue in a Chinese restaurant or somewhere? It is a common myth that th
He Not BuddhaEver see this statue in a Chinese restaurant or somewhere? It is a common myth that this is a statue of Buddha, as in the historical buddha, founder of Buddhism. This is not true however. Buddha is not a name, but a title meaning “elightened one”. The original Buddha, named Guatama or Sidhartha, was an Indian prince who rejected his posh lifestyle and the material world to become a spiritual seaker. In Buddhist teachings there are actually several buddha's each with different lives and similar in many respects to saints in Catholic and Orthodox Christian faiths.The fat man statue is of Maitreya, a future buddha who is said to come after a great cataclysm to save humanity. He is often depicted with either coins, small children, or cats. So if you know a bald husky man who has a lot of money, and likes kids and cats, you should probably inform him. -- source link
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