The Laughing Buddha

As Chade-Meng Tan points out in his lastest blog post, enlightenment can look good. At least, that’s what this first century Gandharan representation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, seems to indicate. Look at those abs! Meng writes: But wait, it gets better.  Notice that Maitreya is dressed in princely robes and wears the jewelry of […]