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P'u-tai

Chinese translation: 布袋和尚


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English term or phrase:P'u-tai
Chinese translation:布袋和尚
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Religion
English term or phrase: P'u-tai
a Chinese deity
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Shang
China
Local time: 17:10
布袋和尚
Explanation:
Legend has it that a monk from Chekiang whose real name was Ch’i-tz’u was thought upon his death in 916 to have been an incarnation of Maitreya. He carried all his belongings in a hemp bag (Pu-tai or Budai), hence his alternative name Pu-tai. Maitreya is found in every Chinese temple as the Laughing Fat-bellied Buddha.
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p'u-tai
布袋和尚


Explanation:
Legend has it that a monk from Chekiang whose real name was Ch’i-tz’u was thought upon his death in 916 to have been an incarnation of Maitreya. He carried all his belongings in a hemp bag (Pu-tai or Budai), hence his alternative name Pu-tai. Maitreya is found in every Chinese temple as the Laughing Fat-bellied Buddha.
see the link below for some info
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:O4SMcxM27pMJ:members.ao...

isahuang
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
7 mins

agree  Wenjer Leuschel
31 mins

agree  Last Hermit: Could be,but not sure.【布袋和尚】 五代 时僧人,世传为 弥勒菩萨 的应化身。《景德传灯录·明州布袋和尚》谓其自称 契此 ,时号 长汀子布袋师 。
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