aka 布袋 Budai / 笑佛 Laughing Buddha / 胖佛 Fat Buddha / 快乐佛 Happy Buddha / Mi-Lo Fwo
Mi-Lo Fwo, (laughing buddha) is the most common and most popular depiction of Buddha in China for centuries. His nickname was “Cloth Sack” — Budai in Chinese. Buddhists’ main goal in life is to ‘be happy’, and it’s for this reason that depictions of Buddha show him as being fat and laughing.
Mi-Lo Fwo, (laughing buddha) is the most common and most popular depiction of Buddha in China for centuries. His nickname was “Cloth Sack” — Budai in Chinese. Buddhists’ main goal in life is to ‘be happy’, and it’s for this reason that depictions of Buddha show him as being fat and laughing.
by Toby Simkin April 12, 2023