Statue of Milefo in Emei, Hsinchu, Taiwan
I chose to do a statue of Buddha because I am very interested in Buddhist traditions and culture. On my last visit to Korea, my wife’s cousin took us to a remote Buddhist temple in the mountains of Korea. We watched monks conduct daily operations and pray. As we were leaving we were instructed to rub a Buddha statues big round belly. They said it will bring good luck and your first born will be a son. 11 months later we had a baby boy!