布袋和尚

Pu-tai Ho-shang (J.: Hotei Osho) Cloth-bag monk, an erratic monk [lang id =1028]長汀子 Changtingzi early in the tenth century, noted, (la) inter alia, for his shoulder bag. Often depicted, especially in Japanese art, as a jovial, corpulent monk, scantily clad and surrounded by children.

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五代梁時浙江奉化縣布袋和尚， 常露腹歡喜， 手執布袋， 禪機幽默， 所以被稱為布袋和尚， 相傳他是彌勒菩薩的化身。