The Buddha commonly depicted in statues and pictures is a different person entirely. The real Buddha was incredibly skinny because of self-deprivation.
100 Mind-Blowing Buddha Facts
Eight of the ten largest statues in the world are of Buddha’s.
Four out of the ten largest statues in the world are Buddhas. Out of the 130 largest statues in the world, China has the most at 35 statues. This is followed by India at 25 statues. It’s no surprise that a chunk of these 130 statues depict Buddha who originated from India and is one of the main religions in China. The Spring Temple Buddha in the Lushan county of Henan, China stands at 128 m (420 ft) and is the second-largest statue in the whole world.
The fat Buddha statue in the pictures is not Buddha himself. It was stated that the real Buddha is nowhere near that fat. The real one was incredibly skinny because of self-deprivation.
Self-mummification. A 1,000-year-old Chinese Buddha statue was taken to a Dutch hospital for a CT scan in 2017. The scan revealed a mummified monk inside the golden figure with its internal organs missing. The monk was believed to have self-mummified before being encased in the statue.