Your self-portrait again![]()
I'm not as dark and bullish as that, and you know that twink pink ass is not so much my thing anymore: I would rather grab SOME of your type of guy
He's too young and skinny for you, so you won't mind, will you
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Your self-portrait again![]()
In reality fat buddha is not the real one, just a folkloristic version or even another identity. Main one is slim. So do the diet.
Was wondering why is Buddha fat and found this: in traditional China (and elsewhere, including once upon a time Europe), a chubby person signified good fortune and wealth, for reasons that make sense. Before there was a 7-Eleven or Piggly-Wiggly on every corner, those with a surplus to eat were of course doing well. Why not depict someone who was enlightened as fortunate and wealthy, i.e., fat and happy? Alas, in the modern world in which we all live, being overweight is a sign of poor health and a reason for scorn.
So belly, give up with the twinks and jump on the chubby wagon.
In reality fat buddha is not the real one, just a folkloristic version or even another identity. Main one is slim. So do the diet.
Fat Buddha is simply a case of mistaken identity. Budai is a deity in Chinese folklore, with an occasional presence in Japan and Vietnam. He is invariably depicted as a fat and smiling guy, and people may have Budai and the Buddha mixed up.
You may be confusing Gautama Siddhartha Buddha (the enlightened one), the founder of Buddhist philosophy with the Fat Buddha, Ho-tei, the Chinese deity who brings good luck and wealth upon getting a belly rub.
The Fat Buddha statues are ubiquitous in Chinese and East Asian restaurants across America; the Fat Buddha is often depicted reclining or standing with arms up, adorned in pearls around his neck, wraped in a luxurious drape around his body, and looks like he has never skipped a meal in his life, all symbolic of wealth.
The Buddha, on the other hand, is the teacher of the Four Noble Truths. He prescribed the Middle Path of moderation as balanced from any extremity in life. His teachings culminated into Buddhism. He is associated with meditation as a path to self realization of the Buddha within each one of us.
Interesting interpretation, but apparently it's still not the original one.
