Travel Bug Dog Tag Bag of Buddhas

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Owner:
AuntieWeasel Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Origin:
Rhode Island, United States
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These six happy fat men are out on a lark. Will they stay together? Will they pick up hitchhikers? Will they have adventures? Will they attain enlightenment? It's out of my hands. G'bye boys! Have fun!

About This Item

The Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha of China is based on Chang Dingzi, a monk from Chekiang Province who lived from 907 to 1060. He was an itinerate teacher around the end of the Tang and beginning of the Wu-Tai Dynasties. Everyone called him Pu Tai or "cloth bag" from his luggage. He may actually have been fat, or his round belly may embody the Chinese idiom for tolerance — to have a "big stomach." Rubbing the belly of Ta-pao Mi-Lei-Fwo, the Laughing Buddha, is supposed to bring luck. You'll have to use your pinky finger, I'm afraid.

I bought this six pack of Buddhas at a flea market in Northern Rhode Island. I paid a buck American, so at today's exchange rate, they're worth....9.296916p each. So take care of them! They're supposed to represent safe travel, love, long life, wisdom, happy home and prosperity...but I couldn't work out which one was which, except the travel one (who has a bag on his back), of which there were inexplicably two. These fat boys were meant to travel!

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Tracking History (4773.2mi) View Map

Dropped Off 9/25/2005 Pengy&Tigger placed it in M6 J29, St. Catherine's Bug Box United Kingdom - 149.21 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/11/2005 Pengy&Tigger retrieved it from Irish\British Geocaching Meet Up Ireland   Visit Log

Picked up at the Dublin event
Dropped Off 9/11/2005 Nette placed it in Irish\British Geocaching Meet Up Ireland - 182.94 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/14/2005 Nette retrieved it from Wireless Help Point 1 United Kingdom   Visit Log

I thought that these little chaps might like to see North East Wales, at least it's sort of East.

Nette.
Dropped Off 8/3/2005 MikeG placed it in Wireless Help Point 1 United Kingdom - 160.42 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 8/3/2005 MikeG grabbed it   Visit Log

Retrieved from Cippenham Cache yesterday ... there are only four of the little fellas in the bag now two must have escaped and found work somewhere They have been joined by a smiley key ring hitching a ride with em tho

  • Four Fat men and a Smiley Key Ring
Write note 7/28/2005 bones1 posted a note for it   Visit Log

have dropped it into cippenham moat today
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/28/2005 bones1 retrieved it from Keyring Cache United Kingdom   Visit Log

thought this was unusual so have taken it to slough where it might feel more at home.
Dropped Off 7/7/2005 dogastus placed it in Keyring Cache United Kingdom - 138.19 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/18/2005 dogastus retrieved it from Loddon Trail United Kingdom   Visit Log

I've seen this TB doing the rounds so it's nice to actually see the Buddhas in person. I intend to move them East soon, although it's probably not going to be as far East as they would like!
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