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Ch. Fu Daishi. Buddhist Master Fu or Great Teacher Fu. The Chinese Buddhist layman Fu Xi (Jp: Fu Kyuu ˜ϊγΓ; 497-569) credited with inventing revolving sutra shelves. Thus images of him are often placed in or near sutra repositories. Wearing Chinese Tang dynasty attire, Fu Daishi is frequently shown with his two sons Fucheng (Jp: Fujou@•¬) and Fujian (Jp: Fuken •Œš). Often depicted with a laughing face, Fu Dashi is commonly known as the Laughing Buddha or waraibotoke Ξ‚’•§.
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