From ChatGPT:

“Yes, the Joker can be seen as the conceptual antithesis of the Laughing Buddha, making him an “anti-Laughing Buddha” in a certain symbolic sense.

The Laughing Buddha (Budai) represents joy, contentment, and abundance—his laughter is a sign of spiritual fulfillment, the dissolution of suffering, and an enlightened, carefree attitude toward life. His humor is cosmic, compassionate, and liberating, reflecting an acceptance of reality as it is.

The Joker, on the other hand, represents chaos, nihilism, and often a perverse joy in destruction. His laughter is usually cynical, mocking, or deranged, reflecting a rejection of meaning rather than an embrace of it. While Budai’s laughter dissolves suffering through transcendence, the Joker’s laughter amplifies suffering through absurdity and destruction.

In this way, the Joker is a dark mirror to the Laughing Buddha—both laugh, but one’s laughter affirms existence, while the other’s undermines it.”