The Bodhisattva in Orange

[ecosophia]

I admit this one came as a bit of a surprise to me, though it shouldn't have...

Statues like the one on the left are selling like hotcakes all over China; you can get them up to 14 feet tall, though little 6" tall items suitable for a home or business shrine are much more popular. Yes, that's Donald Trump in lotus posture, dressed in Buddist robes, his hands in the dhyana mudra. You put one in a shrine and burn joss sticks to it to make your home or business great again. 

So far, the only version I've found for sale in this country costs $200, which is a little much for the budget of most ordinary deplorable Americans, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see less expensive versions popping up shortly, along with the more brightly colored sort of image that's used in Hindu spiritual practice. 

We live in strange times, and I think they're likely to get even stranger soon...

Comments

[sea_spray]

... That's not what I expected.

Any comment on the occult side of this? Would it boost trump himself or just the public persona/ Egregore he acted as the focal point for? Or is there likely a trickster at work in the background so the outcome will be the one thing nobody thinks will happen?

My thoughts are with those who are living through the fallout of all this on the ground level.

Thanks

That Is Funny

[degringolade]

I had to clean my screen off as I was eating rice when I opened this and I spewed all over the screen...What a mess..

I'm still giggling.

[(Anonymous)]

I wonder if the Chinese love for Trump stems from the chaos that came about in his wake in the US. or the fact that he rattled their leadership in a manner no one else has even come close to. Or maybe they are longing for a Chinese Trump, and this is a way to speed things up?

I am just speculating. I am sure you have understood this better. It seems he was the most searched for person in their social media last year. So I wonder if the interest is beyond just curiosity.

Anonymez

[wbj]

I was about to send you a link to an article discussing this. The fascinating thing is that I know a few people who despise Trump who are openly buying these statues, they say to smash them. The hold the archetype has on some people is getting very strange...

OMG!

[happypanda]

LMAO!

*falls out of chair laughing*

I love it! I wish I had one! Strange times indeed.

[(Anonymous)]

My inner Trickster desperately wishes I could get the 14' statues as a Christmas gift for the Democrats in my life.
-Cliff

[(Anonymous)]

*chortle*

Would it be disrespectful of the Buddhist religion if I got one just because it amuses me?

—Lady Cutekitten

I just love it.

[(Anonymous)]

I want to send one to all my woke friends. I'm sure they'll appeciate the thought.

It suggests the Chinese actually have some respect for Trump. Can we anticipate there will be a Biden boddhisatva any time soon?

Perhaps I'll pinch this idea and make a painting of the theme for a little shrine. I remember the old counterculture quite fondly, but this MAGA mudra is the kind we could use today.

Kevin

[(Anonymous)]

There's already a cheaper version,
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/636938571/trump-inspired-buddha-cheeto-orange
Whispers

[ecosophia]

I don't know. I don't think anyone incarnate does. One way or another, things are likely to get strange.

Re: That Is Funny

[ecosophia]

A definite step up from tea on the keyboard! ;-)

[ecosophia]

I don't think it's a matter of love. I think that five thousand years of lively and inclusive polytheism have made it easier for Chinese people to recognize spiritual power when they see it. Love him or hate him, Trump has an enormous hold over the collective imagination -- even those who loathe him can't stop talking or thinking about him -- and that hold makes his name, image, and other emblems potent in the inner realms.

[ecosophia]

Too funny. And they seriously think that will do anything to dissipate the energy that surrounds him...

Re: OMG!

[ecosophia]

That was roughly my reaction. Heh heh heh...

[ecosophia]

I admit the same thought had crossed my mind.

[ecosophia]

Nope. Even though he's dressed in Buddhist robes, I doubt many Buddhists would consider this a holy symbol!

Re: I just love it.

[ecosophia]

A painting would be worth seeing. I'm wondering how soon we see a Trump mandala...

[ecosophia]

That was faster than I expected! Next, an image of Donald Trump with angel's wings, trampling an allegorical figure representing a wokester...

[(Anonymous)]

There’s an artist whose name I forget whose specialty is mixing up eras, e.g. Jesus is denied by a modern guy in jeans and T-shirt. He paints modern American political figures as heroes or villains of the past. He’s done Trump as a knight in shining armor at least once.

-/Lady Cutekitten

Bizarre

[(Anonymous)]

Hello!

What possibly could be the motivations of the makers of this statue?
Obviously it isn't to mock him given the respectful composure of Trump as depicted.
Do the makers really think there is a market for people who will worship Trump?
All this is incomprehensible...

[(Anonymous)]

Wait, wait... doesn't smashing something like this cause a charge and release effect?
(I'm a bit new to all this - sorry.)

[(Anonymous)]

I was going to ask if you could get one in orange, but its been done! Note in the above address that its for sale from a UK website. The cult of Buddha Trump is spreading around the world! Or at least the marketing is. I wonder if Mr D.J.Trump has any image rights on the idols!

[(Anonymous)]

LOL. I think that the times that we live in has just become a little "too" interesting...

Aquamarine Hyperactive Chicken

[methylethyl]

What, like this?

http://drrichswier.com/wp-content/uploads/trump-angel-warrior.jpg

(ok, no wokester there... check back with image search tomorrow)

[stcathalexandria]

Love when the unexpected happens. Shows the universe is open to more change than I had originally thought possible