Greatest Misconception 3: Buddha was fat

This is mostly common with westerners who are unfamiliar with Buddhism. That particular figure is someone named Budai, and he was from China. The Supreme Buddha was Siddhartha Gautama.

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[yasashii89]

Why do you say "Buddha" so differently?

[EnigmaHood]

@yasashii89 Because that's the correct way to pronounce it. Westerners can't pronounce Eastern words very well it seems.

[yasashii89]

@EnigmaHood Even if you're speaking English? English has many words of foreign origin, it'd sound really weird if we tried to pronounce every word of foreign origin with a different pronunciation and accent each time. In Japan we don't pronounce it like that, because such pronunciation isn't part of the language. Of course I suppose that you're free to say it however you want to I guess, and who knows perhaps you'll even start a trend :P

[EnigmaHood]

@yasashii89 That's the way Sri Lankans pronounce it. I'm Sri Lankan, and every time my parents, and other Sri Lankans said Buddha, that's how they said it. Are you Japanese, or a non-native living in Japan?

[dtester]

@yasashii89 I see what your are saying, but I think it's cool when somebody tries to use the more correct pronunciations.

[dtester]

@EnigmaHood that interesting. So is the Sri Lankans way of pronouncing it the correct way? Or is it really dependent on the country and no real correct way exists.

[TheDharmaRain]

@MrTURBOJOHN Karma is

[theend1245]

i dunno but i like as Buddha a Fat Jolly Man

[batlad]

@MrTURBOJOHN It's not really a reward or punishment thing. You progress along your path to enlightenment and earn your advancement by improving the world and your understanding of it. If you do something truly evil, it might set you back a bit and make your journey a bit more difficult. You aren't being punished though, as nobody's doing anything to you -- the path is one of your own choosing. When you die, there is no heaven or hell. You simply get reborn and continue your journey.

[SuperNumber777]

I like the way you say Buddha, man.

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... I can't even speak English. I only know how to type it, and compared to the majority of people I've typed with on Youtube I type, spell, and use grammar much better than some of them. Awesome and very informative videos Mr. @EnigmaHood