The Laughing Buddha’s transformation into a global icon results from both the fascination with Chinese porcelain in 18th-century Europe and the 20th-century spread of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

The Laughing Buddha’s transformation into a global icon results from both the fascination with Chinese porcelain in 18th-century Europe and the 20th-century spread of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

The ‘Laughing Buddha’ shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts.

A new book with the jolly Laughing Buddha, whose large potbelly symbolises happiness, good luck and abundance, on its front cover explores the secret universe of happiness and the various ways one ...

The general manager of downtown's Laughing Buddha says they've added fire tables, heaters and blankets to their patio as a new way to attract customers.

Stolen antiques: This Buddha is laughing, but not the crooks who stole him 163 articles were seized by the Jamshoro police.