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Maitreya / Yuan Keyi painting

By Keyi Yuan

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Publish Date

2009

Publisher

Shanghai gu ji chu ban she

Language

chi

Pages

Description:

弥勒佛是中国民间普遍信奉的一尊佛,"弥勒"梵文意为"慈氏",意为常怀大慈大悲之心.民间笑口弥勒以布袋和尚为原型,以"大肚","开口常笑"为特点,故寺院多挂对联曰:"大肚能容,容天下难容之事;开口便笑,笑世间可笑之人".

subjects: Chinese Painting, Buddhist art objects, Art

People: Maitreyanātha

Places: China

Times: 20th century, 21st century