But don’t grasp at the smile — or the flower — or even the words, and most of us do, because we love to attach ourselves to things and meanings, and it’s not about things or meanings.
Kashyapa
The Laughing Buddha Humour and the Spiritual Life, by Dennis Sibley
Fun and laughter are also central to the story of Maitreya, the future Buddha, as taught in Mahayana literature.