The Fat Monk is invariably depicted with a bulging belly, always sitting cross legged with both hands supporting his belly. His statuettes were placed near by the Lord Buddha’s Statues on the family alters in Asian Homes to bring in Luck and Abundance.
Luce’s book “Old Pagan” contains pictures of ten different images of the Fat Monk together with an account concerning them. The Fat monk is considered as the Pot –bellied Jambhala or Kubera, Lord of the Yakasa and as such the Supreme Lord of Extreme Wealth. There is also the theory that the Fat Monk represented Gavampati, the patron saint of the Mons of lower Thailand as his images are found since 10-13 century in Mon based Hariphunchai.
In Thailand, Fat Monk is mentioned as Phra Sangkajai or Phra Sangkachai.