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Originally Posted by 2+2=5 you should it's an incredible religion and i'd like to know more about it. all i remember besides karma and reincarnation is some random information about buddha's birth (HE WASN'T ACTUALLY FAT GUYS) |
He was a travelling beggar, he was probably in better condition than most people. His depicted size was a metaphor for fertility and abundance. It is the same with statues of the Mother goddess and of the love godess, their size is a metaphor for life, being alive and bestowing and spreading it.
You want to know about buddhism go here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism