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hotei
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Uploaded: 01/23/08 5:50 PM GMT
hotei
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Hotei/Budai Luohan He has become incorporated into Buddhist, Taoist and Shinto culture and is based on an eccentric Chinese Chán monk who lived in the time of the Liang Dynasty. His image graces many temples, restaurants, amulets, and businesses. Budai has become a deity of contentment and abundance, when adopted by religious Taoists and Buddhists. In Japan, Hotei persists in folklore as one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin). He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha" (Chinese: 笑佛).
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Really lovely and so well observed! I'm laughing with him, I love this shot.
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"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others merely a green thing which stands in the way." William Blake
Well, I caught myself smiling when I first saw him...and that is a very good thing in a desktop or picture! The subject is so entrancing I hate to nitpick on the photo itself....however, I would wish for sharper focus and more generalized light. Try him again if you have a chance, OK? In the meantime, I'm keeping this one until you post another. :)
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"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne,
Thassay so hard, so sharp the conquering..."
Chaucer
Your detailed and very informative description adds so much to the enjoyment of viewing the image.
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some pictures say a thousand words... others speak silently to the soul
~ I like the blurred edges and the focus being on the subject... which is very amusing and like others made me smile. Well done!
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~Seek the wonder of every day~ *****
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I will definitely !
Thanks, dear friend.