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Greetings all and welcome to A101! This is the blog for Frank Rausch's A101 sections.
First, I have a correction to make. I told students in my 09 section last semester that I would teach that section again. Unfortunately, because of scheduling conflicts I was not given that section. I'm very sorry about that. All our TA's are good though and it might be good to get a new perspective.
I will be teaching sections 02, 05 and 06.
I'm looking forward to our semester together. See you all soon!
posted by Frank @ 12:29 PM
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Hey Frank, I was in your Asia 100 and I forgot to ask you something. Why is Buddha portrayed as "fat" in chinese culture. Wierd question but I'd really like to know =P.
This is far from my major field of expertise but I think the "fat" Buddhas you might see are associated with prosperity. This is because people in the past (when there often wasn't enough food to eat!) saw being fat as a sign of wealth. So I think that is the connection. Fat=rich.
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