BrainStuff Classics: Who Is The Laughing Buddha?

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🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Statues of this jolly fellow adorn the register counters of many restaurants -- but he's not the Buddha. Learn about this Buddhist deity in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/that-fat-jolly-fella-isnt-buddha.htm

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1:44.1	In this one, we're talking about the deities sometimes depicted next to cash registers
1:48.7	in Chinese American restaurants.
1:50.9	The Laughing Buddha
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