The young man looked like Maitreya Buddha. He was spotted by a rich woman and took her home to "support" him. What happened next?

Today, with the rapid development of the short video industry and Internet celebrity economy, more and more young people are joining the self-media industry, eager to become a household name Internet celebrity overnight. Indeed, once you accumulate a lot of fame on the Internet, it will be very easy to make money, and sometimes you will get unexpected benefits because of your fame, such as selling goods through live broadcasts, helping you go on blind dates, etc.

A man has become popular on the Internet because he looks like the image of Maitreya Buddha, and his popularity has also brought good luck. A very rich woman took a fancy to this man who looked like Maitreya Buddha and took him home to "support" him.

Is it because the rich woman supports "Maitreya Buddha" so grandly because she really likes to worship Maitreya Buddha? What is going on? 1. Introduction to Maitreya Buddha

We have seen the classic image of Maitreya Buddha in the TV series "Journey to the West". He often bares his chest and abdomen, and has a swollen belly. The ears are very large, and the long earlobes fall to the shoulders.

Although he is a representative figure of Buddhism, he does not seem solemn at all. He is always smiling and shows off to the public with an extremely happy and happy expression. This is the impression we all have of Maitreya Buddha. He is so kind and kind-hearted. In people's minds, Maitreya Buddha seems to have become synonymous with great mercy, great wealth and great honor.

Many people are full of doubts about the origin of Maitreya Buddha. Everyone knows this character from "Journey to the West", so where did Maitreya Buddha come from?

1. Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha

The Sanskrit translation of Maitreya Buddha is Cishi, which comes from South India in ancient India. It is said that Maitreya Buddha was born into a wealthy family. His family was a Brahmin family in ancient India. Therefore, Maitreya Buddha was also a rich and powerful "second generation official" when he was young.

However, Maitreya Buddha did not enjoy the world because of his rich and powerful family background. Instead, he loved Buddhism and saw through the worldly world and became a monk. Sakyamuni, the Tathagata Buddha.

During this period, Maitreya Buddha studied hard and studied hard. In addition, he was talented and had both learning and understanding abilities, so he soon succeeded in practicing. The accomplished Maitreya Buddha was also deeply appreciated by Tathagata Buddha and soon became Maitreya Bodhisattva.

Although there is a "Buddha" in Maitreya Buddha, he is not a Buddha in the true sense. He is actually called Maitreya Bodhisattva, but Maitreya Bodhisattva is the future Buddha. Friends who have read "Journey to the West" all know that Tathagata Buddha is the current Buddha and he is in charge of current Buddhism. And when Buddha Tathagata retires gloriously, the future of Buddhism will fall into the hands of Maitreya Buddha.

2. The historical prototype of Maitreya Buddha in China

In fact, the early image of Maitreya Buddha was not a naive smiling face, but a very thin and serious image. Later, the smiling image that we gradually began to accept actually came from the prototype figure of Maitreya Buddha in Chinese history - the Budai monk.

Budai monk’s original name was Qi Shi. He came from the Later Liang period of the Five Dynasties and was a native of Fenghua, Mingzhou. Qi Ji's appearance is the appearance of Maitreya Buddha that we see in movies and TV series. He exposes his big belly all day long, showing off his naturally wide and fat figure to everyone.

I carry two things with me all day long, a bamboo stick for walking, and a very large cloth bag. This cloth bag was used by him to beg for food. Whether it was meat or vegetable dishes, or chopped fish and shrimps, he would use the cloth bag to store it, so the deed was also named "Budai Monk".

Although the Budai monk begged crazily with a cloth bag all day long, he actually had an astonishing ability. For example, walking in the rain will not get your clothes wet, and sitting in the snow will not get snowflakes on your clothes. He can also predict the weather and tell people about bad luck. What's even more incredible is that he doesn't need to bring any mats when he wanders around, only a big cloth bag is enough. 2. Better than the Maitreya Buddha Internet celebrity being kept by a rich woman

This man has a very fat body, especially the big belly in the front, which is exactly the same as Maitreya Buddha. Although he does not have exaggerated earlobes, he has a nice smile His kind appearance makes him similar to Maitreya Buddha. Whether it is body shape, appearance or temperament, this man looks very much like Maitreya Buddha. It is precisely because of this that this man became an Internet celebrity and was eventually kept by a wealthy woman.

If a person looks a lot like Andy Lau or Peng Yuyan and is deeply loved by people, we can understand this, after all, he is very good-looking. But it’s a bit puzzling that an Internet celebrity who looks like Maitreya Buddha can also have enthusiastic female fans.

Maitreya Buddha is not a handsome image. He has a big belly, big ears and a big nose. His appearance is not very in line with contemporary people's aesthetics. However, Maitreya Buddha has long been a household name. With reverence and curiosity for Maitreya Buddha, this internet celebrity who looks like Maitreya Buddha is very popular and has many local fans.

As the short video self-media industry develops rapidly today, the huge selling point of resembling Maitreya Buddha has naturally attracted countless netizens to watch on the Internet. The large traffic on the Internet not only brought more appearance opportunities and appearance fees to this Internet celebrity, but also brought him good luck.

There was a wealthy woman who took a fancy to this man. I don’t know if she was full of love for Maitreya Buddha or out of curiosity. She took the man home and kept him under her care. stand up.

We can’t help but be pleasantly surprised by this ingenious fate, and we are sincerely happy for this Internet celebrity who looks like Maitreya Buddha. Although his appearance is not outstanding, his strange appearance not only did not make him disliked, but even helped him find a marriage.

But what makes people feel sad is that the rich woman kept this man not out of spiritual love, but because of the image of Maitreya Buddha. After the rich woman took him home, she packaged him carefully, and then took him around to perform to earn money. Unexpectedly, the man ended up becoming a tool for the rich woman to earn money by performing.

Relying on the image of Maitreya Buddha and careful commercial packaging, this man made a lot of money outside and became famous for a while. 3. Conclusion

Maitreya Buddha is a representative figure of Buddhism in our country and a sacred belief in the minds of many people. A rich woman supports a man and relies on him to "play" Maitreya Buddha to make money. Although it caters to the public's love for Maitreya Buddha, it blasphemes the sacred Buddhist culture to a certain extent.

However, it is undeniable that this man also promoted Buddhist culture and brought the image of Maitreya Buddha closer to the public.