Given the amount of hunger in the world does the god Budda set a bad

[WayneKerr]

example by being so morbidly obese? Best answer wins a fabulous 3 week self catering cave holiday for 3 in Pakistan (flights not included) and a crisp £4 note.

 

[squeakyguineapig]

1. Buddha is not a God;
2. Buddha is not obese.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Buddha_in_Sarnath_Museum_%28Dhammajak_Mutra%29.jpg

 

[xxxsinnixxx]

I think that a funny question!! very interesting xx

he is not a god though

 

[Mark]

Looks like you are on a learning curve. That's a good thing.

 

[PROBLEMJPASAeReTe]

Buddha is not a God. The actual man was very thin and ate very little. The custom of showing a fat Buddha came from the view that enlightenment led to material success and wealth and a position at least close to nobility. And a belief that fat men were inherently benevolent , similar to the "jolly fat man", Jolly Ol' St. Nick

 

[No78]

Buddha is not a god and is not morbidly obese.

Fucking idiot.

 

[WarriorPooFlinger]

Well the Buddha was neither a god nor was he obese. Buddhist do not worship the Buddha but follow his teachings. You refer to Hotei, who is regarded as a buddha; he is a Chinese god. The term 'buddha" means "awakened one" or "enlightened one". Anyone has the potential to be a buddha.

 

[Kahless]

No, that would be the Vatican

 

[lainiebsky]

1. Buddha is not a god.

2. The fat guy is a Chinese monk, not the original Buddha.

 

[mortootnotateabaggert]

you might like to educate yourself a little the Bhudda you speak of is one image most are very slim

 

[SakataGintoki]

Ah. The fat guy isn't Siddhartha Gautama. The Budai is just a symbol for enlightenment.

 

[Mo'Monkeyhead]

Buddha wasn't a God numbnuts.

 

[JesusHeChrist]

That's not Buddha, but nice try.

 

[BritishShorthair1]

1) The Buddha was not a god.
2) He was not obese; the image you refer to is Chinese.
3) Learn something about what you want to mock, before attempting it. It generally works better that way.

 

[IanCorrigible]

Did you mean Bubba? Oh, Buddha!