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In the small dinning room contain statue of an image now very familiar in Western society: that of a chubby, happy figure that many call “the happy Buddha.” This is really the Maitreya Boddhisattva whose name refers to “one who has loving kindness.” Maitreya, or Mi Lo Fo in Chinese, will be the next Buddha to appear in this Saha world. At present he presides over Tushita Heaven. Mi Lo Fo’s gigantic belly and hemp sack represent plentiful wealth and prosperity, for in traditional China only a wealthy person could possibly have enough to eat to become obese. Mi Lo Fo in a relaxed posture with prayer beads in one hand and hemp sack under the other. |
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