Iconocryptic Series [1.1]: Drawn to "outsiders" like cryptocurrency and the Laughing Buddha, here Budai (布袋) is re-imagined as an Ethereum-bling-hip-hop-infinite-loop-mash-up. Budai is a semi-historical Chinese monk who lived around the 10th century A.D. Budai's jovial personality and eccentric behavior distinguished him from other Buddhist masters and he was one of several uncommitted saints included in the Chan pantheon. [1280 x 720 px @ 150 dpi | 29.97 fps]