Is Buddha a fat guy
The image of the fat Buddha is actually a Chinese diety known as Hotei...or the Laughing Buddha. he is very much like a Chinese santa Claus.

Hotei is NOT the historical Buddha Gotama who is depicted in statues as serene meditative and slim.

Hotei derived its beginnings from a mix in Buddhist and Shinto religions and can be traced back to the time of the Liang Dynasty in China.

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Hotei, also known as the Laughing Buddha

Gautama Statue