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New Metal Triangle Buddha Pendants

Here is a small sample of new Buddha pendants in the triangle shape we have sourced. We have another twenty styles of metal pendants – bronze, stainless steel, brass, nickel, iron, and some alloys that we purchased in 2013, but we have yet to post either here or on our main pendant shopping site – … Read more

Laughing Buddha (Hotei, Pu Tai)

Who is the Laughing Buddha? Originally known as Pu Tai or Hotei, the chubby (fat) laughing Buddha is a Chinese monk, Chan – a zen monk that lived over a millenium. The laughing Buddha is not part of Thai Buddhism, or Theravada Buddhism, but is a part of Maitreya Buddhism. In China they refer to … Read more

More New Thai Buddha Pendants

We took a road trip yesterday, we had to see a friend that was moving to China – and this was a long-time friend from university. We were able to get over to the temple to see if they had anything new in the Thai pendant market, and indeed they did. I don’t know if … Read more