But the potbellied, grinning figure of Maitreya Buddha is so pleasing that his popularity even today is no less than Maneki Neko's. You can often find the two of them next to each other in stores and markets. Moreover, the potbellied Buddha by himself is still a popular motif for china, as well as for jade and wood carvings.
倒是大肚能容的彌勒佛由於造型討喜，還能與招財貓平起平坐，被左一個、右一個的擺在店裡，市場上，各式陶瓷、木雕、玉石材質的彌勒佛，賣相也不差。