The next buddha will be Maitreya, or Miroku in Japanese. According to one 13th-century Chinese text, a friend noticed that Hotei had an eye on his back and recognized this as a sign of buddhahood.

Hotei hands out gifts to children. Detail of print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 1798-1861, via Wikimedia CommonsThe new year brings a fresh start, symbolized in some cultures by the cherubic baby New ...

The Buddha, also called the historical Buddha, was the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who achieved buddhahood somewhere around 500 BC, and he’s consistently portrayed as svelte and serene.

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KONAN, Aichi -- The Great Buddha of Hotei here was lit up in blue to celebrate Japan's victory in the 5th World Baseball Classic (WBC) on March 22.

Sunday Times News: Hotei or Pu-Tai is better known as the Laughing Buddha. The image of Hotei is based on a Chinese Zen monk who lived over 1000 years ago. It was due to ...

New Delhi: The Laughing Buddha also known as Hotei in Japan or Pu-Tai in China is thought to be based on an actual wandering Chinese monk who lived at the time of the Liang Dynasty (907-923 AD).

This same text suggests that Hotei is an incarnation of the future buddha Maitreya. One of the Seven Lucky Gods Hotei’s well-fed appearance and bag of treasures represented abundance in China and ...

This same text suggests that hotei is an incarnation of the future buddha maitreya . Hotei's well-fed appearance and bag of treasures represented abundance in China and Japan.

As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the potbellied Santa Claus, who comes down chimneys carrying a sackful of gifts over his shoulder. In Japan, ...