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July 15th, 2011 
Angie Figurine Buddhist
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Buddhist figurines at shrine in bamboo forest, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, China, Photo Mugs Buddhist figurines at shrine in bamboo forest, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, China, Asia…. |
Does anyone here think Budai / Buddha brings good luck?
If so, why? Anyone here? Or someone you know? My mother has a lot of figurines Budai (at least six), and there is one in my office right now for some reason. She thinks their Buddha, but most people believe that. Although I am a Buddhist I honestly did not think its correction. I am much too shy on the subject of religion or correction. Anyway Regardless, every once in a while she rubs her stomach. They say it is not strange. I wonder where she learned that if .. I never thought in it, I'm not to supernatural things or luck.
Yep, the superstition of Budai (Hotei or Japan), fat guy with the ear lobes, bringing luck if you rub his belly, is an ancient folk tradition and has nothing to do with Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama statues are generally slim and have no reports of "luck". They are just objects of serenity and can provide the focus for meditation. But you are right, too. If you do not want your mother not to disabuse his misconceptions, there is no reason you should, they harm anyone, and certainly not the Buddha. "Do not believe nothing, simply because you have heard. Do not believe simply because it was handed down for generations. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Scripture. Do not believe in anything simply on the authority of teachers, elders or wise. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept and live up to. "The Buddha
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