1. Such A Great Zen Master Was Hotei Or Laughing Buddha. So Next Time You Look At The Statue Of "laughing Buddha" Associate With That Great Teaching He Gave All Of Us, The Power Of Laughter. Each Time You See The Laughing Buddha And If It Reminds You To Laugh, A Great Work Has Been Done. 2. The Bag Represented Problems That All Humans Encounter. We Are Mistaken That When We Have Problems, That GOD Only Gave You A Problem And The Rest Are So Happy. The Problems Appear Big Because We Are Associated With It- Calling It As "My Problem".