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Two sided large resin pink & white pendant bead, 2 x 1.5 inches. It has a Laughing Buddha on one side and the Goddess Kwan Yin on the other. It is top drilled to make a pendant, but it could stand alone as a decoration.
The Laughing Buddha is the Buddha of abundance and happiness.
It is very easy to recognize the Laughing Buddha. He is shown wearing a robe and prayer beads often hang around his neck. He is bald and has a big fat tummy.
He is always happy; thereby the name the “Laughing Buddha”.
In Sanskrit, her name is Padma-pâni, or "Born of the Lotus." Quan Yin, alone among Buddhist gods, is loved rather than feared and is the model of Chinese beauty.
The sitting posture of Buddha is considered to be that of love and it symbolizes balance of thoughts and tranquillity. .
Quan Yin's name is a translation of the Sanskrit name of her chief progenitor which is Avalokitesvara, also known as Avalokita. In its proper form it is Kuanshih Yin, which means "She who harkens to the cries of the world."