Who Is The Laughing Buddha?

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Who Is The Laughing Buddha?

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Sep 27, 2018

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Statues of this jolly fellow adorn the register counters of many Chinese American restaurants, but he's not the Buddha. Learn about this Buddhist diety in today's episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Sep 27, 2018

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