Wooden handcrafted and handcarved sitting Laughing Budha insence holder With Wooden Glass Box
for keep Indian handrolled insence sticks
pkts.
The
laughing Buddha, as he is known as in China, is usually represented in a large
disposition with a protuberant belly, and happy disposition. He is general
known in China as the “hemp bag monk” or Pu-tai Ho-shang in Chinese.
He originally was a fertility god, but later becoming known to bring goodies
in his bag for the local
townspeople.
He is
called Hotei in Japan and is considered on e of the seven
luckiest gods. The tradition is to rub his belly in the hopes that
it would bring good luck, and
prosperity.
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