Budai

English

Etymology

From Chinese 布袋 (cloth sack).

Proper noun

Budai

1. (Buddhism) A 10th-century monk, revered as Maitreya, a bodhisattva, in the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon; the Laughing Buddha.

Noun

Budai (plural Budais)

1. A statue or image of Budai.

   She gifted me a Budai on my birthday.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布袋 (zh) (bùdài), 笑佛 (Xiàofó), 胖佛, 快樂佛／快乐佛

• Japanese: 布袋
• Korean: 포대 (ko) (podae)
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• Sanskrit: [Term?]
• Tibetan: [Term?]
• Vietnamese: Bố Đại

Anagrams

• Badiu, Baidu, Bádiu, Dubai, Ubaid