Wooden Seated Hotei with Hands Up
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Title
Wooden Seated Hotei with Hands Up
Subject
Buddhas
Description
Budai, also known as Hotei, Maitreya, and many other pseudonyms, is a Buddhist god known for his contentment and happiness. Budai is also known for his love of children. Budai is often depicted as what is known as the "laughing Buddha", typically including a bald head, a large belly, and dangling earlobes. Budai is mentioned in Mahayana Buddhism as a "bodhisattva", or a "Buddha-to-be" since he is believed to be a successor of the Gautama Buddha. The arrival of Budai will happen when dharma has been forgotten by the terrestrial world according to Mahayanian prophecy.
Source
Check out the High Library for more information.
Source:
Sakshi Chetana, Laughing Buddha: The Alchemy of Euphoric Living (Rishikesh, India: Inner Light Publishing, 2011).
- Buddha in the crown: Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka
- Haunting the Buddha: Indian popular religions and the formation of Buddhism
Source:
Sakshi Chetana, Laughing Buddha: The Alchemy of Euphoric Living (Rishikesh, India: Inner Light Publishing, 2011).
Contributor
Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Dr. William V. Puffenberger
Dr. William V. Puffenberger
Rights
Elizabethtown College retains all intellectual property rights to this image including, but not limited to, digital rights and any derivative works. For permission for reproduction, please contact the College’s Administrative Assistant for Humanities.
Format
Format
Format
A carved wooden seated Buddha with its hands raised and smiling.
7.5 in X 5.5 in (19.1 cm X 14 cm)
7.5 in X 5.5 in (19.1 cm X 14 cm)
Identifier
Puffenberger #64
Coverage
China
Collection
Citation
“Wooden Seated Hotei with Hands Up,” Puffenberger Collection, accessed May 18, 2024, https://puffenbergercollection.omeka.net/items/show/98.