布ほ袋てい

noun

Hotei; Budai

One of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神), the god of contentment and happiness, often depicted as a smiling, pot-bellied monk carrying a large cloth bag.

• 布ほ袋ていは七しち福ふく神じんの一人ひとりで、大おおきな袋ふくろを背せ負おった笑え顔がおの僧そう侶りょの姿すがたで描えがかれる。

  Hotei is one of the Seven Lucky Gods, depicted as a smiling monk carrying a large bag on his back.