Budai Pins and Buttons

Budai or Pu-Tai (Chinese and Japanese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; rōmaji: Hotei; Vietnamese: Bố Đại) is a Chinese folkloric deity. His name means "Cloth Sack," and comes from the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying. He is usually identified with or seen as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, so much so that the Budai image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in China. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the Laughing Buddha (Chinese: 笑佛; pinyin: Xiào Fó). In the West, the image of Budai is often mistaken for Gautama Buddha, and is hence called the Fat Buddha (Chinese: 胖佛; pinyin: Pàng Fó).

Budai or Pu-Tai (Chinese and Japanese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; rōmaji: Hotei; Vietnamese: Bố Đại) is a Chinese folkloric deity. His name means "Cloth Sack," and comes from the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying. He is usually identified with or seen as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, so much so that the Budai image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in China. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the Laughing Buddha (Chinese: 笑佛; pinyin: Xiào Fó). In the West, the image of Budai is often mistaken for Gautama Buddha, and is hence called the Fat Buddha (Chinese: 胖佛; pinyin: Pàng Fó).

Fat Buddha

This little pug is fat, golden and holy.

Budai, also known as the "Laughing Buddha" knows how to chillax. You can tell by the smile on his face that he doesn't let anything get him down. Take a lesson from his ability to roll with whatever challenges come, and chillax wearing this fun design.

Beautifully carved head of Budai or Buddha

Fat Buddha

Buddhist motif for all who recharge their batteries with Zen meditation. For Buddhists who say Om while meditating. With chackras and yoga pose.

Buddhist motif for all who refueling energy in meditation. For Buddhists who say Om while meditating. Whether as a yoga teacher or for spiritual people.

Smiling head of Budai or Buddha

Golden Buddha

Buddhist Om sign as a motif for all who recharge their energy with Zen meditation. Whether as a yoga teacher or for men and women for yoga exercises.

illustration of the Laughing Buddha (or Budai) by John Snipes.

Enjoy and share happiness and abundance with this classic laughing buddha design.

The Eightfold Path is an early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth, in the form of nirvana. The Eightfold Path consists of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi ('meditative absorption or union'; alternatively, equanimous meditative awareness). In Buddhist symbolism, the Noble Eightfold Path is often represented by means of the dharma wheel (dharmachakra), in which its eight spokes represent the eight elements of the path. This design is based on an early '60s poster featuring a jolly Budai figure surrounded by Sanskrit writings.