(The Conversation) — With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why ...

Laughing Buddha, as we all know, brings good luck, contentment and abundance in one's life. It depicts plenitude of whatever one wishes for – be it wealth, happiness or satisfaction. Usually ...

The heads of the children climbing all over my Laughing Buddha keep breaking off. This is causing me some distress. Almost 20 years ago, my then girlfriend, now ex-wife, bought me this Buddha in ...

STATUE of Budai, or Laughing Buddha, at Miroku-ji in, Himeji City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest Budai sculpture in Japan. With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and ...

"Is Buddha OK?" The Buddha they speak of is a gleaming, 6-foot-tall, 4-foot-wide laughing Buddha on the front lawn corner of 12th Street and Cocoanut Avenue has been stopping people in their ...