Filipino woman believes she was worshipping a Laughing Buddha statue for 4 years before realising it was actually Shrek, a cartoon character

PHILIPPINES: A woman in Manila, for four years, prayed to what she believed was the Laughing Buddha or Budai, a Chinese monk statue. It, however, turned out to be a 3D-printed Shrek cartoon figurine. The story, reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on January 12, 2026, also drew laughter online but sparked a […]
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