#HOTEI

[cyberianpunks]

good hara development

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[boundlesshousamo]

💚Happy Valentine's Day!💜

[kairunatic]

What Ebisu and Hotei signed up for when they Hang out with Benten

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@boundlesshousamo @dorokora

[dorokora]

I’m just happy Hotei got a skin where he can show off more skin (and belly).

[aura-bug]

Takarabune parody with Yo-Kai Watch's Seven Lucky Gods of Fortune (click for higher quality)

[crazyfox-archives]

A sculpted image of Hotei (布袋)--jolly monk of China’s Southern Song Dynasty and/or fortune deity and/or incarnation of the future buddha Miroku Bodhisattva (弥勒菩薩)--crafted by the Chinese artist Fan Daosheng (范道生) in 1663 within the Tennōden Hall (天王殿) on the grounds of Manpukuji Temple (萬福寺) in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture

Image from the temple's official website

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[boundlesshousamo]

New skins

[kairunatic]

I feel like this will be Daikoku life now after the new years event lol

[yougetsu]

(2022.12.28)

Pic from hotei_official instagram

[yoga-onion]

The Quest for Buddhism (59)

Early Buddhism and the disciples

Ten Principal Disciples No. 6: Katyayana or Mahakatyayana - foremost in commentary

Katyayana is listed as one of the 10 principal disciples (Ref) and was capable of expanding on, and those presenting the detailed meaning of what is spoken in brief of the Buddha. He is also called Mahakatyayana with the addition of Mahā (meaning 'great'). His name differs markedly in scriptures and other notations.

In Thai Buddhism, he is also known as Phra Sangkajai (Chinese Budai, Japanese Hotei) and often portrayed as extremely portly. Perhaps this is where the image of the fat smiling Buddha on piggy banks and figurines began.

In the Pali tradition, Katyayana was born as Nalaka, born of a brahmin family in the city of Ujjayini (modern-day Ujjain). His father was a brahmin advisor to King Candapajjota, ruler of the state of Avanti. His name is explained by the golden hue of his skin (his parents called him Kancanamanava, meaning the 'young man with golden colored skin'), and the name of the gotra. He received a classical brahmin education, which included study of the Vedas.

After his father died, Katyayana became an advisor to the same king. At the king's request, Katyayana left with a group of seven friends to visit the Buddha to invite him to come to Avanti. The eight gained enlightenment while listening to him preach, and were ordained by the Buddha. As a monk, Katyayana became known by his gotra name (‘gotra’ is the general name for Brahmin clans in India).

仏教の探求 (59)

初期仏教と弟子たち

十大弟子その六: 迦旃延、又は摩訶迦旃延 (まかかせんねん、梵: マハーカーティヤーヤナ) 〜論議第一

迦旃延 (かせんねん)は十大弟子（参照）の一人であり、釈迦が簡潔に語ったことを詳しく説明し、その意味を広く伝えることができたとされている。摩訶 (まか、梵: マハー: 偉大なるの意)を加えて摩訶迦旃延 (まかかせんねん)、又は大迦旃延 (だいかせんねん)などとも呼ばれる。彼の名前は、経典などにより表記が著しく異なる。

タイ仏教では、プラ・サンカジャイ (中国のブダイ、日本の布袋)とも呼ばれ、非常に太った姿で描かれることが多い。貯金箱や置物の太った笑顔のブッダのイメージはここから始まったのかもしれません。

パーリ語の伝承では、カーティヤーヤナはウジャイニー(現在のウジャイン) の都のバラモンの家にナーラカとして生まれたとされている。父はアヴァンティ国の支配者であるカンダパジョータ王の顧問を務めるバラモンであった。彼の名前は、彼の肌が金色であること (両親は彼を「黄金色の肌を持つ若者」という意味のカニャンカナマーナヴァと呼んだ)、およびゴートラの名前から説明される。彼は、ヴェーダを学ぶなど、古典的なバラモン教の教育を受けた。

父の死後、カーティヤーヤナは同じ王の顧問となった。王の要請により、カーティヤーヤナは7人の友人たちを連れて、アヴァンティに来るようにとブッダを訪ねた。8人は彼の説法を聞いているうちに悟りを開き、ブッダのもとで出家した。僧侶となったカーティヤーヤナは、ゴートラ名で呼ばれるようになった (‘ゴートラ’とは、インドのバラモン階級の氏族の総称)。