Foreign friend tell me this thing true, but I not believe.
Now cannot sleep and check Internet.
Find yes, it is true.
I think can make Thai people angry, joking Thai religion.
I notice the seller is “samjoe1981”. I hope someone isn’t ripping off your name as well as abusing your religion, Mr Sam Wong. And why do these farangs always depict Buddha when he had weight issues - that was just a phase, wasn’t it?
How so? A peaceful and pacifist religion, that encourages people to rise above earthly emotions like anger, no?
And why is it disrespectful to grow a Buddha from natural materials as opposed to, I dunno, moulding one in plastic or soapstone?
Just sayin.
Then don’t think, Thai people no angry.
Then don’t think, Thai people no angry.[/quote]
It true, Thai people not like think.
Think too much ไม่สบาย.
Farang think all day long, go crazy.
It’s not the thinking that does it.
Fark!
How many more times?
Yet another wong reason to bring back the public stocks.
I’ve seen these in the US, in places like Spencer Gifts and Hot Topics
And its actually NOT Buddha…not Sakyamuni at least, its Maitreya/Milefo 彌勒佛…though google image Maitreya, nothing hardly comes up, google image “fat buddha” and a ton come up.
Fate dude=not Sakyamuni Buddha…
[quote=“Confuzius”]I’ve seen these in the US, in places like Spencer Gifts and Hot Topics
And its actually NOT Buddha…not Sakyamuni at least, its Maitreya/Milefo 彌勒佛…though google image Maitreya, nothing hardly comes up, google image “fat buddha” and a ton come up.
Fate dude=not Sakyamuni Buddha…[/quote]
Of course Milefo 彌勒佛 is Buddha.
佛 is Buddha in Chinese.
Next you say 白馬非馬.
Well Taiwanese wouldn’t buy a buddah either cause it’s rude to touch Buddah. Maybe it’s wong in Thailand to buy Buddah kits?
[quote=“sam_wong”][quote=“Confuzius”]I’ve seen these in the US, in places like Spencer Gifts and Hot Topics
And its actually NOT Buddha…not Sakyamuni at least, its Maitreya/Milefo 彌勒佛…though google image Maitreya, nothing hardly comes up, google image “fat buddha” and a ton come up.
Fate dude=not Sakyamuni Buddha…[/quote]
Of course Milefo 彌勒佛 is Buddha.
佛 is Buddha in Chinese.
Next you say 白馬非馬.[/quote]
Look at my post a little closer…
[quote=“Confuzius”]
And its actually NOT Buddha…not Sakyamuni at least[/quote]
and here:[quote=“Confuzius”] Fate dude=not Sakyamuni Buddha…[/quote]
'nuff said 
Just had plenty of students in my life ask me why Buddha is depicted as fat, “did he gain a bunch of weight after he abandoned the practice of starving himself?”
[quote=“sam_wong”]
Of course Milefo 彌勒佛 is Buddha.
佛 is Buddha in Chinese.
Next you say 白馬非馬.[/quote]
:bravo: :roflmao: :bravo:
sam so wong, him wight. same same as same same, no?