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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 1821493, member: 2844"]A resin Buddhist figurine, probably Chinese made. </p><p>It is not the Bodhisattva Maitreya. In some Chinese traditions the pre-Buddhist 'fat belly' deity has merged with the traditional, more ascetic looking Maitreya, but this doesn't have the right attributes imo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Several Vajrayana Buddhist symbols which are there for the decorative aspect rather than the sprirtual meaning imo. </p><p><br /></p><p>Agree. Again, more decorative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 1821493, member: 2844"]A resin Buddhist figurine, probably Chinese made. It is not the Bodhisattva Maitreya. In some Chinese traditions the pre-Buddhist 'fat belly' deity has merged with the traditional, more ascetic looking Maitreya, but this doesn't have the right attributes imo. Several Vajrayana Buddhist symbols which are there for the decorative aspect rather than the sprirtual meaning imo. Agree. Again, more decorative.[/QUOTE]
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