Budai
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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 script
Glazed ceramic sculpture of Budai. China, Ming dynasty, 1486.
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
Sculpture of Budai at the Feilai Feng grottoes in Zhejiang, China. Northern Song dynasty, 11th century.
Budai as Maitreya at the Feilai Feng grottoes, depicted with disciples
Maitreya
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Maitreya or Metteyya is a bodhisattva who is regarded as the future Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha. In some Buddhist literatur
Budai
…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. The name "Budai…
Greco-Buddhist statue of Maitreya, Gandhara, c. 3rd century
Schist Greco-Buddhist statue of Maitreya, Gandhara, c. 3rd century
11th century Maitreya, Bihar, India
Nepalese Maitreya sculpture, c. 11th century