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Laughing Buddha Statues, the Complete Buying Guide
Laughing Buddha Statues, the Complete Buying Guide
What to buy, what to pay, and where to put it. Written for someone choosing their first one. Read more...
A Laughing Buddha as a Gift, and What the Recipient Will Read Into It
A Laughing Buddha as a Gift, and What the Recipient Will Read Into It
One of the few pieces of religious imagery that gifts safely, and there are still ways to get it wrong. Read more...
Is a Laughing Buddha a Talisman, and Does Rubbing the Belly Do Anything
Is a Laughing Buddha a Talisman, and Does Rubbing the Belly Do Anything
Two very different things get sold as the same object, and it is worth knowing which you are buying. Read more...
The Laughing Buddha Types and What Each One Holds
The Laughing Buddha Types and What Each One Holds
The pose gets all the attention. What he is holding tells you considerably more. Read more...
Who Budai Was, the Monk Behind the Laughing Buddha
Who Budai Was, the Monk Behind the Laughing Buddha
A real person, probably, and considerably stranger than the ornament suggests. Read more...
What the Different Laughing Buddha Poses Mean
What the Different Laughing Buddha Poses Mean
Each pose carries an account, and choosing deliberately gives a gift its own explanation. Read more...
Why the Laughing Buddha Is Not the Buddha, and Who He Actually Was
Why the Laughing Buddha Is Not the Buddha, and Who He Actually Was
The most given Buddha figure in Britain is not the Buddha at all. The real story is better than the assumption. Read more...
Where a Laughing Buddha Should Face, and Why the Door Rule Exists
Where a Laughing Buddha Should Face, and Why the Door Rule Exists
The door convention has an actual rationale, which is worth explaining rather than simply asserting. Read more...