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Budai is a nickname given to the historical Chinese monk Qieci (Chinese: 契此; pinyin: qiècǐ) 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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chan buddha chinese phra often hotei century sangkajai buddhism japan maitreya figures tradition bag dynasty depicted zen also fat figure
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budai | Chinese | 布袋 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Chinese | 笑佛 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Chinese | 胖佛 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Chinese | 快乐佛 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Chữ Hán | 布袋 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Died | 28 March 917 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hangul | 포대 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hanja | 布袋 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hanyu Pinyin | bùdài | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiào Fó | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hanyu Pinyin | Pàng Fó | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hanyu Pinyin | Kuàilè Fó | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hiragana | ほてい | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Hokkien POJ | Pò͘-tē | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | IPA | [pûtâɪ] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | IPA | [pɔw˧tɔj˨] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Jyutping | Bou3-doi6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Kanji | 布袋 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Literal meaning | Laughing Buddha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Literal meaning | Fat Buddha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Literal meaning | Happy Buddha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | McCune–Reischauer | P'odae | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Revised Romanization | Podae | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Romanization | Hotei | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | RTGS | Phra Pu Tai | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Thai | พระปู้ไต้ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinbùdàiWade–GilesPu4-tai4IPA[pûtâɪ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationBou-doihJyutpingBou3-doi6IPA[pɔw˧tɔj˨]Southern MinHokkien POJPò͘-tē | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiào FóWade–GilesHsiao4 Fo2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinPàng FóWade–GilesP'ang4 Fo2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Budai | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinKuàilè FóWade–GilesK'uali'he4 Fo2 | 1.00 | infobox |
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