For centuries people have been fascinated with Buddha statues. While most westerners commonly believe statues of the Buddha are believed to be gods, they are not necessarily worshiped by followers of Buddhism. Actually, the Buddha statue represents Siddhartha Gautama, who was the original founder and originator of the religion of Buddhism as we know it today.

There are many different kinds of Buddha statues and statues of the Buddha can take many different forms, each with different symbolic meaning. Sometimes the Buddha is seen smiling or laughing, and is thus called the Happy Buddha, Laughing Buddha or Smiling Buddha. These Buddha statues are typical of Chinese Buddhism as it's said that there was a happy-go-lucky monk who modelled himself after the original Buddha. In other images the Buddha is golden. These are refered to as Golden Buddha statues and are more typical of the Buddhism that exists in Thailand and southeast Asia. Often the Buddha statue can be seen in the reclying position, sitting position, and more rarely the standing position.

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