A Buddhist display at Uwajimaya. The scrolls are pretty and smell like grass... Did you know that the tubby guy on the left is not the Buddha? This is actually Hotei, a god of happiness in Chinese folklore. The Buddha, more accurately represented on the right, was a man from India. He was a Hindu! He was never described as a fat man...he often fasted. Then as Buddhism spread to the rest of Asia, somehow Hotei here got recognized as a form of the Buddha. Often called 'Laughing Buddha' or 'Happy Buddha'. It's funny how stuff like this happens. -Himitsu #hotei #buddha #buddhism #himitsu #enolareven #experimental #darkambient #darkwave #glitch #noise #electronic #indie #altmodel #visualkei #goth #avantgarde #punk #zengoth #zen #easternreligion #funfacts #happybuddha