Buddha ?

[opr1945]

I have come across statues of Buddha. They seem mostly to fall into at least 2 types. In my opinion they do not remotely resemble each other. So there must be differing opinions of what he looked like. Can someone provide me with more information?

 

[Xue Sheng]

There are many more than 2 types of buddha

The Different Types of Buddha

 

[Same Trick]

If you meet the Buddha on the road(way), kill(smash ?) him

 

[Stuarto]

They also look different depending on the country. One buddha statue could be from India while another is from Japan. My wife is Japanese and has educated me on some of the differences on the Buddha and the various other deities/guardians etc.

 

[Stuarto]

I have come across statues of Buddha. They seem mostly to fall into at least 2 types. In my opinion they do not remotely resemble each other. So there must be differing opinions of what he looked like. Can someone provide me with more information?View attachment 32882View attachment 32883

I think the fat one may be Chinese, not positive though.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I think the fat one may be Chinese, not positive though.

smiling or laughing Buddha originated in Chinas but is also venerated in Japan, Korea and Vietnam

 

[Stuarto]

smiling or laughing Buddha originated in Chinas but is also venerated in Japan, Korea and Vietnam

I just bought my wife a late edo period Buddha figure. She likes to visit the Buddhas in Japan and also various shrines.

 

[opr1945]

If you meet the Buddha on the road(way), kill(smash ?) him

I don't get this? Are you saying "kill (smash) all Buddhists" ???

 

[Xue Sheng]

I don't get this? Are you saying "kill (smash) all Buddhists" ???

it is a Zen Buddhist Koan

"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him" is a Zen koan, a paradoxical statement meant to challenge fixed ideas and encourage independent thinking, not a literal call to violence."

 

[Xue Sheng]

I just bought my wife a late edo period Buddha figure. She likes to visit the Buddhas in Japan and also various shrines.

I go see them in China

 

[opr1945]

I watched a documentary on the first Buddha. Apparently the last several years his eating habits changed and he lost a lot of weight and became very thin.

So why do some statues portray him as ...rotund?

 

[Xue Sheng]

I watched a documentary on the first Buddha. Apparently the last several years his eating habits changed and he lost a lot of weight and became very thin.

So why do some statues portray him as ...rotund?

there are more than one, everyone has Buddha nature

And he changed his eating habits before he became Buddha while he was searching

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