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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Hotei is considered as one of the Shichi-fuku-jin (“Seven Gods of Luck”). | *Hotei is considered as [[wikipedia:Budai|one]] of the [[wikipedia:Seven_Lucky_Gods|Shichi-fuku-jin]] (“Seven Gods of Luck”). | ||
*Hotei is depicted frequently in contemporary crafts as a cheerful, contented Buddhist monk with a large exposed belly, often accompanied by children. | *Hotei is depicted frequently in contemporary crafts as a cheerful, contented Buddhist monk with a large exposed belly, often accompanied by children. | ||
*His | *His Sacred Artifact is based on the literal meaning of his name, "cloth sack". | ||
** Om Maitreya Svaha is the mantra of Maitreya Bodhisattva, a bodhisattva whom Hotei is sometimes identified with. | |||
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