Skip to the content
AuthorShort verified entry

Budai

Budai (850–916) was a philosopher, poet and buddhist monk.

Also recorded as Hotei · Laughing Buddha · Shi Qici · Budai heshang

Biography

Born in 850, died in Yuelin Temple in 916.

Citations

References

Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.

Elsewhere in Books

For owners

Own a work by Budai?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.