{"product_id":"red-sitting-buddha-budai-or-hotei-figure","title":"Red Sitting Buddha (Budai or Hotei) Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eBudai or Pu-Tai[1][2] (Chinese and Japanese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; rōmaji: Hotei[3]; Vietnamese: Bố Đại) is a Chinese folkloric deity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBudai is traditionally depicted as a fat, bald man wearing a robe and wearing or otherwise carrying prayer beads. He carries his few possessions in a cloth sack,being poor but content. He is often depicted entertaining or being followed by adoring children.His figure appears throughout Chinese culture as a representation of contentment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome Buddhist traditions consider him a Buddha or a bodhisattva, often identifying him with Maitreya (the future Buddha).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis identification with the Maitreya is attributed to a Buddhist hymn (Chinese: 偈语; pinyin: jìyǔ) he uttered before his death\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddha is made resin type material, is palm size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures approx. 2\" H x 1 1\/4\" W\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21735759303,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1170\/6964\/products\/IMG_4817.JPG?v=1464391563","url":"https:\/\/gbcsales.com\/products\/red-sitting-buddha-budai-or-hotei-figure","provider":"GBC Sales ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}