BUDDHISM

NOT THE BUDDHA!!!!!! This man’s name is Hotei (Budai) Also known as the Laughing Buddha (misconception) His name translates to mean Cloth Sack He was a buddhist monk in China in the early 10th Century

BUDAI He is believed to be a BODHISATTVA, not the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) The Dalai Lama is also a Bodhisattva Budai is said to have been a man of few words When asked what enlightenment was he would put down his heavy cloth sack. When asked how to attain it, he picked it up.

ENLIGHTENMENT Also known as NIRVANA The goal of all Buddhists (if not all people) May take several lives to achieve = REINCARNATION Once achieved, one breaks SAMSARA and is eligible for PARINIRVANA

THE REAL BUDDHA SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA