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Budai
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hotei, Laughing Buddha, Shi Qici, Budai heshang, Changtingzi, Qici
Budai is a nickname given to the historical Chinese monk Qieci () in the Later Liang Dynasty, who is often identified with and venerated as the future Buddha Maitreya in Chan Buddhism and Buddhist scripture. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to be venerated in Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.
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- Zhongguo zhi men
- Huang tu hun
- Yuan ju de ge yao
- Ren yuan sen lin
- Dao huo zhe
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- High critical current density superconducting tapes by epitaxial deposition of YBa2Cu3O<i>x</i> thick films on biaxially textured metals
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- How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar
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- Three-dimensional X-ray structural microscopy with submicrometre resolution
· 2002 · cited 659x
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- Robust Vessel Segmentation in Fundus Images
· 2013 · cited 524x
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- Person.image
- Budai, British Museum.jpg
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- Glazed ceramic sculpture of Budai.China, Ming dynasty, 1486.
- Person.death_date
- 28 March 917
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- date of birth
- 0850-00-00
- date of death
- 0916-00-00
- last words
- 彌勒真彌勒，化身千百億，時時示時人，時人自不識
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15 sectionsContents
- Hagiography
- In Chan Buddhism
- In art
- Sculpture
- Paintings
- Crafts
- Confusion with other religious figures
- Angida
- Gautama Buddha
- Kangxi Emperor
- Phra Sangkajai
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Budai is a nickname given to the historical Chinese monk Qieci () in the Later Liang Dynasty, who is often identified with and venerated as the future Buddha Maitreya in Chan Buddhism and Buddhist scripture. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to be venerated in Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.
The name "Budai" literally means "cloth sack", and refers to the bag he is often depicted carrying as he wanders. His jolly nature and eccentric lifestyle distinguish him from most Buddhist masters or figures. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha". Budai is traditionally depicted as having a huge stomach (possibly a symbol of abundance or forgiveness) and many stories surrounding Budai involve his love of food and drink. Because of this, he is also referred to as the "Fat Buddha", especially in the Western world, where he is often mistaken for The Buddha.