Guest kjun12 Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 I would bet you don't see a lot of fat kids in the poorer areas on the country. You make a good point and I'll remember to watch for this as a point of interest. Quote
Guest xiandarkthorne Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 I would argue against the notion of chubby Buddhas meaning anything though. That is a Chinese thing. Thai and SE Asian Buddhas are almost always very svelte. Actually, there is only ONE fat Chinese buddha - an incarnation of the Maitreya Buddha, but he is very popular, even with the more Taoist-oriented devotees who sometimes worship him as one who brings children. Hence the large number of fat Buddha images we see so frequently. He is more popularly known as the Laughing Buddha, to the Asians who worship him. Quote
