Buddha Buddha Buddha!

I was eating at the Chinese restaurant the other day, and they also sell different things, and I noticed a Buddha Statue. I decided to do a little research on Buddha, and found that there are different cultures that see Buddha differently. The little statues I seen were the Chinese laughing Buddha, very different from Buddha I was thinking of when I hear the word. The one I was thinking of was the Hindu version of Buddha, and read up on how he was considered an avatar of Vishnu, or the supreme God. I also found a few sites that sell statues and figurines similar to the Buddha Statue that I seen at the restaurant. I challenge all of you to go out and do some research on something that is unfamiliar to you, you might learn something like I did.