Skinny Buddha Vs. Fat Buddha (Buddhism, reincarnation, God, Buddhism)

[Azakel]

Thank you all of the replies. Now I know a bit more about the Buddhas, I guess now the best thing to do is go look for some info myself on the rest. ^_^

[koan]

Originally Posted by Kungfuzed

A Japanese Santa Clause!

No, a Chinese Santa Clause, adopted by the Japanese.

[Somkid]

Originally Posted by koan

No, a Chinese Santa Clause, adopted by the Japanese.

Exactly

[Azakel]

Originally Posted by koan

No, a Chinese Santa Clause, adopted by the Japanese.

Originally Posted by Somkid

Exactly

Ether way I like him.

[zenzero]

Friend Azakel,
Yes am sure you have the information you wanted.
Like to add that humans always create their gods according to their own perception and so are the figures of buddha. In India people take fat people to be Tamasic which means lazy and does not go well with enlightened people and the same in another culture is a sign of fun loving, happy etc.
so it is the culture of the place which gave rise to differnt forms as in reality none should be attached to any forms even that of buddha.
Love & rgds

[Don Penguinoini]

Weren't some types of Buddhas are Hellenistic? Originally during the Kushan periods of India. I think.

[vandervalley]

Originally Posted by penguino

Weren't some types of Buddhas are Hellenistic? Originally during the Kushan periods of India. I think.

You mean the Buddha statues in Gandhara which was created in Pakistan and Afghanistan? (not India)

Have a look at the pictures of Hellenic Buddha statues under the title "Gandharan art"

Gandhara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

also;

Greco-Buddhist art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Somkid]

Originally Posted by vandervalley

You mean the Buddha statues in Gandhara which was created in Pakistan and Afghanistan? (not India)

Have a look at the pictures of Hellenic Buddha statues under the title "Gandharan art"

Gandhara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

also;

Greco-Buddhist art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

These are not the Buddhas we are talking about, we are talking about Budai the Chinese Buddhist monk who lived in the Liang Dynasty.

Budai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[vandervalley]

Originally Posted by Somkid

These are not the Buddhas we are talking about, we are talking about Budai the Chinese Buddhist monk who lived in the Liang Dynasty.

Budai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I was refering to penguino's post which is quoted below

Weren't some types of Buddhas are Hellenistic? Originally during the Kushan periods of India. I think.

[Pariah]

Originally Posted by penguino

Weren't some types of Buddhas are Hellenistic? Originally during the Kushan periods of India. I think.

Kushans are not considered Indian - in fact, during the reign of the legendary Vikramaditya Chandragupta II, they were foreign invaders which he (and the people of India) wished to push from Indian lands.

Under Emperor Ashoka Maurya, Bharat (or "India") was then all of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was the one to spread Buddhism throughout Greco-Bactria (ancient name for Afghanistan) and the Hellenic world, where the Bamiyan Buddhas once stood.

But those Buddhas do not correspond to the Chinese "Laughing Buddha".