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Originally posted by KellyC
Just to clarify some misconceptions, Buddha was a hermit for years and was hungry as hell the whole time so he lost a shit load of weights, therefore he is supposed to be skinny, as a matter of fact I've read somewhere that he is so skinny that one can gently press one's finger against his belly and feel his spine (sick!!). I dont think he'd be very happy given the situation. Yes, this time blame the chinese for the wrong immage of the great "enlightened one"
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True enough, Buddha got conflated with Hong Tay, the Chinese luck God, who really is a happy fat guy, and a lot of Buddhas took that appearance thereafter. I have seen an emaciated buddha statue, where one can clearly see every bone, and you know what? He's smiling that little smile he always smiles. I could have pointed this out, but 1) The first post was about being clever and shocking, 2) The Second post was about clarifying the first, and 3) They're both about marketing, where complete information is less than desirable most of the time.