Budai

Summary

Budai is a human^[1]. He was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He passed away in Yuelin Temple^[3]. He died on +0916-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a philosopher^[5], poet^[6], and Buddhist monk^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,050 views/month, #6,379 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Budai passed away in Yuelin Temple^[3].
• Budai was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Budai died on +0916-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Budai held citizenship in Tang dynasty^[9].
• Budai's professions included philosopher^[5].
• Budai's professions included poet^[6].
• Budai worked as a Buddhist monk^[7].
• Budai's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[10].
• Budai's image is recorded as Budai.jpg^[11].
• Budai's image is recorded as Budai, British Museum.jpg^[12].
• Budai is recorded as male^[13].
• Budai's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Budai's ancestral home is recorded as Fenghua^[15].
• monk’s bag is named after Budai^[16].
• Budai's part of is recorded as Seven Lucky Gods^[17].
• Budai's Commons category is recorded as Budai^[18].
• Budai's CBDB ID is recorded as 0093967^[19].
• Budai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c315^[20].
• Budai's family name is recorded as Shì^[21].
• Budai's different from is recorded as Budai^[22].
• Budai's incarnation of is recorded as Maitreya^[23].
• Budai's last words is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '彌勒真彌勒，化身千百億，時時示時人，時人自不識'}^[24].
• Budai's iconographic symbol is recorded as monk’s bag^[25].
• Budai's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86761^[26].
• Budai's Shanghai Library person ID is recorded as 2fsyjgbae1vyyd6w^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Budai was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[5], poet^[6], and Buddhist monk^[7].

Personal Life

Budai's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[10].

Death and Burial

Budai died on +0916-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He died in Yuelin Temple^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Budai include Hotei Arcus^[28], an arcus^[29].

Why It Matters

Budai ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,050 views/month, #6,379 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for him include Hotei Arcus^[28], an arcus^[29].

FAQs

Where did Budai die?

Budai passed away in Yuelin Temple^[3].

What did Budai do for work?

Budai worked as philosopher^[5], poet^[6], and Buddhist monk^[7].