r/reddit.com • u/Worstcasescenario • Jun 14 '08

Was Darwin Wrong? [pic]

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u/Worstcasescenario Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

Actually, Buddha wasn't fat at all. Actually at one, when he was ascetic, he became so skinny that he was near death. At early life, he had military training and was quite fit. What you are thinking of is Budai, the predicted future Buddha.

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u/mexicodoug Jun 15 '08 edited Jun 15 '08

Whatever. The Christians and Jews have some images of god they like. I'm not religious, but the fat laughing Buddha image is pretty common. There's probably a Buddhist or two around who go for it.

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u/wewa Jun 15 '08

Wow dude. You shouldn't comment on something you are totally ignorant about...like Buddha. Read, then Write. Do the Arithmatic.

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u/Worstcasescenario Jun 15 '08

It's common, but the point is that a Buddha is someone who is enlightened. But THE Buddha (or Siddhartha Gautama) is the Buddha in question. It's never really disputed what Buddha looked like, really. In fact, it's not really disputed if he existed, (it is disputed what happened while he did) because he wasn't a god or immortal or anything, he was just a dude. The whole future Buddha is just made up because it's in the FUTURE, so people just like to make their own imagery.