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| Chinese Buddhist Monks: Budai, Shi Yongxin, Shi Yan Ming, Zhu Hong, Muqi Fachang, Hai Deng, Yuanwu Keqin, Muyan, Yiduan, Bodhiruci, Sengyou | ||
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| 出版日期 | 2010.09.15 |
| 頁次 | 44 |
| 出版者 | General Books LLC |
| 出版者網址 | http://general-books.net/about.cfm |
| 出版地 | Memphis, TN, US [曼非斯, 田納西州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 摘要 | Budai (Chinese: ; pinyin: bùdài), pronounced Hotei in Japanese, is a Chinese folkloric deity. His name means "Cloth Sack," and comes from the bag that he carries. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the Laughing Buddha (Chinese: ). In English speaking countries, he is popularly known also as the Fat Buddha. Budai is often depicted as having the appearance of an amply proportioned bald man wearing a robe and wearing or otherwise carrying prayer beads. He carries his few possessions in a cloth sack, being poor but content. His figure appears throughout Chinese culture as a representation of contentment. His image graces many temples, restaurants, amulets, and businesses. Amongst Westerners new to Buddhism, Budai is often confused with the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. However, the two are visually very distinct. Gautama is commonly depicted as being tall and slender in appearance (although since no images of him from his lifetime exist, this depiction of him is unverifiable and possibly idealized); Budai is short and overweight. (Buddha means "one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment" and there are several people who have been given the title.) According to Chinese tradition, Budai was an eccentric Chinese Zen (Chán) monk who lived during the Later Liang Dynasty (907923 CE) of China. He was a native of Fenghua, and his Buddhist name was Qieci (Chinese: ; pinyin: Qièc; literally "Promise this"). He was considered a man of good and loving character. Although primarily a folkloric figure, he has been incorporated into a number of Buddhist and Taoist folklore traditions. Budai in folklore is admired for his happiness, plenitude, and wisdom of contentment. One belief popular in folklore maintains that rubbing his belly brings wealth, good luck, and prosperity. In Japan, Hotei persists in folklore as one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin) of Taoism. Some Buddhist traditions consider him a Buddha or a bodh... |
| ISBN | 9781157149804 (pbk); 1157149804 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 604 |
| 建檔日期 | 2010.12.31 |
| 更新日期 | 2011.01.04 |
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